On the Executive Committee for the 1851 Great Exhibition Memorial.
Journal editor and writer.
Born Geneva barracks, Co. Waterford, Ireland. Died 24 Stanford Road, Kensington.
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S Carter Hall
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Great Exhibition and Prince Albert
Designed by Joseph Durham with modifications by Sydney Smirke. Inaugurated by...
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News Shopper
A local newspaper in South London and Kent, once owned by Rupert Murdoch.
1 memorial
Ruth First
South African freedom fighter. Born Johannesburg. Married Slovo in 1949. Killed by a parcel bomb addressed to her in Mozambique where she was living in exile.
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Nationalism, Race Issues, Africa, South Africa
1 memorial
Thomas de Quincey
Born Manchester. Author, best known for "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" (1821). Was as addicted to books as much as to drink or opium, sometimes renting an extra lodging (which he could n...
1 memorial
Horizon Magazine
An influential literary and art magazine. From a pdf issued for the unveiling: "... Stephen Spender joined Cyril Connolly and the wealthy patron Peter Watson in 1939 to set up Horizon at 6 Selwyn H...
1 memorial
Bert Hardy
Documentary and press photographer known for his work published in 'Picture Post' 1941-57. Born and grew up in Priory Buildings. Photo Histories says Bert was "the first of seven children to carp...
1 memorial