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John Bacon the Younger
Son of John Bacon the elder. He trained as a sculptor and carried on his father's business.
Thomas Earp
Architectural carver. Born Nottinghamshire. Worked out of 1 Kennington Road. Do not confuse with Thomas Earp the politician, with similar dates.
Jamie Sargeant
Sculptor. He trained with the Orton Trust, and became apprentice and then assistant to David Kindersley (father of Richard), who raised him in the tradition and spirit of direct carving and the tre...
John William Mills, PPRBS, ARCA, FRSA
Sculptor. He has also designed a number of British coins. John William Mills was born on 4 March 1933 in Balham, the elder of the two children of William Samuel Mills (1902-1943) and Lily Maud Pa...
Auguste Rodin
Sculptor. Born Paris. His works include: the Thinker, the Kiss. Regularly visited England from 1900 on and in 1914 he donated some significant pieces of his work to Britain. Died at home, Paris.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Film director. Born at 517 Leytonstone High Road above his father William’s greengrocery and poultry shop. See Spitalfields Life for an unusual take on his life in Leytonstone. When Alfie was about...
Lord Teignmouth, John Shore
Anti-slavery campaigner. Born St James Street, Piccadilly but brought up in Romford. 1769 went to work in Bengal where he was one of the first to learn a number of the local languages. Like many...
Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Religion, Indian Sub-continent
Great Central Railway
A railway company which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in anticipation of the opening of its London extension. It was eventually grouped in...
Waltham Forest Council
Formed in 1965 from the joining of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.
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