The first purpose-built home and administrative centre for the University of London. Built with 19 floors to be one foot lower than St Pauls, but the tallest non-religious building in Britain. Apparently it was not occupied immediately since it swayed in the wind and the LCC were worried about safety. During WW2 it was used by the Ministry of Information which meant George Orwell worked here. The building made an impression on him and appeared in '1984' as the Ministry of Truth.
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Senate House
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Senate House
The University has a grainy film of the ceremony when this stone was unveiled...
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Writer, philosopher and feminist before her time. Born Primrose Street, Spitalfields. Her radical book "Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792) in which she described marriage as "legal prostitu...
Person, Education, Gender Issues, Philosophy, Seriously Famous, Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden
10 memorials
Gerald Forsythe
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. Gerald Forsythe OBE was the first tutor and manufacturer of pan in Britain. He made the Mangrove Steel Band’s first set of pans. He started steel ...
Person, Community / Clubs, Education, Music / songs, Caribbean Islands
1 memorial
1 memorial
John Carpenter
Town Clerk. Endowed the City of London School in 1442. Our picture is of his statue high up on the wall of the City of London School's glassed ceiling atrium standing over the door to the balcony...
2 memorials
Stanley Trade School
Founded by W. F. R. Stanley as the Stanley Technical Trade School. It was taken control of by Philip Harris, and Croydon Council and the local community of South Norwood agreed that it should be ca...
1 memorial
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Doctor George Scott Williamson
Medical practitioner and biologist. Born in Ladybank, Fife. He worked on thyroid research at the Royal Free Hospital, with Innes Pearse who he later married. Together they developed the 'Peckham Ex...
1 memorial
Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln
Known for repeated accusations of extortion, abduction and arson, among other things, Henry was likely among the most feared and hated noblemen in England during his time as Earl of Lincoln. Style...
1 memorial
Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings Company
Founded by Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840-1915) and other Jewish philanthropists including Frederick Mocatta and Samuel Montagu to provide "the industrial classes with commodious an...
1 memorial
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