Founded in early June 1841 at a meeting at the Edinburgh Castle public house in the Strand, attended by Henry Mayhew, brewery manager Mark Lemon, and engraver Ebenezer Landells. The first issue was published 17 July. The name Punch probably references Mr Punch of Punch and Judy.
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Punch magazine
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E. V. Knox & Punch
Born 1881, editor of Punch, 1932 - 1949, E. V. Knox (Evoe), essayist and poet...
Henry Mayhew
Henry Mayhew, 1812 - 1887, founder of 'Punch' and author of 'London Labour an...
Mark Lemon
London Borough of Barnet Mark Lemon, co-founder and first editor of "Punch", ...
Other Subjects
Tin Pan Alley
‘Tin Pan Alley’ originally, 1885, referred to the section of New York City where music publishers and songwriters were based. In 1920s London music shops congregated in Denmark Street and the term...
1 memorial
Norman MacColl
Born Edinburgh. Journal editor and Spanish scholar. Editor of ‘The Athenaeum’ from 1871 to 1911. Following a tour of Spain in 1874, he dedicated himself to the study of Spanish literature. Died...
1 memorial
Julius Salter Elias, Viscount Southwood
'Fairlight' in Wood Lane, Highgate, was built in 1908 for Julius Elias. who was the head of the publishing firm, Odhams Press, and later became Viscount Southwood. There is a book by R.J Minney, 'V...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration
4 memorials
Hogarth Press
Publishing house founded by Leonard and Virginia Woolf. It grew from a hobby to become a business, publishing the works of the members of the Bloomsbury Group and books on psychoanalysis and foreig...
1 memorial
Evening Standard
Founded as The Standard it was first printed at 5 New Bridge Street, Blackfriars.
3 memorials