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Sir John Reader Welch, Bt, MA

Sir John Reader  Welch, Bt, MA
Chairman of the Planning and Communications Committee in 1982 for opening Tower Bridge to the public.

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Sir John Reader Welch, Bt, MA

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Tower Bridge, 1982 - opened to the public

City of London Tower Bridge The main towers, high level walkways and the mac...

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J. Buteux Skeggs

J. Buteux Skeggs

Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: James Buteux Skeggs was born in 1860 in Shoreditch, the son of James William Skeggs and Sarah Ann Skeggs née Buteux. His father was a ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Henry Labouchere

Henry Labouchere

MP and journalist.  Born London of a rich banking family; Baron Taunton was his uncle.  Married an actress.  Responsible for the criminalisation of all male homosexual activity; prior to his effort...

Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Italy

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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

Born in Paris. During political upheavals in France he was backwards and forwards between London and Paris for the year January 1792-3 when he was expelled from Britain and went to the USA. 1830-4 ...

Person, Politics & Administration, Belgium, France

2 memorials
C. T. Smith

C. T. Smith

A commissioner of Limehouse Library in 1900.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Charles Grant

Charles Grant

Anti-slavery campaigner.  Born Scotland.  Made a fortune working for the British East India Company of which he became Chairman.  The death of two of his children brought about a religious conversi...

Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Religion, Scotland

1 memorial

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Tachbrook - Marsh

Tachbrook - Marsh

SW1, Bessborough Street

Pulford Street and the Equitable Gas Works used to occupy this six acre site.  In the 1930s the Pulford Street Site Committee was respons...

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Eleanor Marx-Aveling

Eleanor Marx-Aveling

Socialist writer and activist. Karl Marx's daughter, born 28 Dean Street and nicknamed Tussy. Her father's secretary from an early age, she returned home to nurse her aged parents.  Created the fir...

Person, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
Frank Sharp

Frank Sharp

Frank William Sharp was born on 31 December 1923 in Ludlow, Shropshire, the elder child of Robert Kendrick Roberts Sharp (1883-1969) and Julia Mary Sharp née Turpin ( 1886-1975). His father was a l...

Person, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
S. J. F. Watson

S. J. F. Watson

Loughton resident killed in WW1, in 1915.

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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Revd. L. B. White

Revd. L. B. White

Rector of St Antholin Church in 1872.

Person, Religion

1 memorial