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.
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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
2 memorials
William Bridges Adams
Author and engineer. Born in Woore, Shropshire. He invented the 'Adams Axle' which was used on British trains throughout the steam age. His writings include 'English Pleasure Carriages' and 'Roads ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Samuel Beeton
Publisher and journalist. Born 39 Milk Street, Cheapside. At the age of twenty-one, he set up a publishing partnership which immediately had the opportunity to publish 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' by the th...
1 memorial
Reynolds News
Radical newspaper founded by George W. M. Reynolds. Influenced the young George Lansbury.
1 memorial