Founded by William Lancaster, Baron Pollock and Sir Arthur Jelf. For the first 11 years this was based in rooms over the parish offices in Putney High Street. Lancaster then funded the freehold site and the purpose-built art school. Architect: Thomas William Willis, opened 2 October 1895. 1924 the school was taken over by the LCC, and has subsequently been run by the ILEA in the 1960`s and then by Wandsworth Council.
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Putney School of Art
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Sir William Lancaster
Sir William Lancaster, 1841 - 1929, co-founder of the Putney School of Art, M...
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George Dance the younger
Architect. Son of the architect George Dance the Elder, one of the 4 original members of the Royal Academy, he designed Newgate Prison and St Luke's Hospital. John Soane was his pupil. We have see...
4 memorials
William Powell Frith
Painter. Born Yorkshire. Moved to London in 1835. Died Carton Hill. Wikipedia gives his birth day as "19" but the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and My Yorkshire both give "9".
1 memorial
New English Art Club
Founded as an alternate venue to the Royal Academy. Its first exhibition was mounted by young artists returning from their studies in Paris. The Impressionist style featured prominently. Famous exh...
1 memorial
Robert Gordon McHarg III
Opened the Subway Gallery in 2006.
1 memorial
Led by Donkeys
From their Facebook page: "Art, activism and accountability. All our work is funded by the public, no big donors."
1 memorial
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J. E. Brewer
Employed at the Streatham bus garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Kenny Clare
Jazz drummer. Born in Leytonstone. He played with Oscar Rabin on the radio, and then for several bandleaders including Jack Parnell, Johhny Dankworth and Ted Heath. He also accompanied singers such...
1 memorial
Sheila Hancock
Actor, often in comedy roles. Born in Blackgang, Isle of Wight, she was the younger daughter of Enrico Cameron Hancock (1893-1970) and Ivy Louise Hancock née Woodward (1898-1970).Her father was a p...
1 memorial
West Brompton Station
SW7, Old Brompton Road
West Brompton Station opened by Glenda Jackson MP, Minister for Transport in London, 1st June 1999.
1 subject commemorated,
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