British diplomat, civil servant and sinologist who served as British Ambassador to the People's Republic of China 1978 - 83, playing a significant role in the Sino-British negotiations which led up to the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984.
Our picture source is the Guardian obituary which tells you all you need to know about Cradock's career.
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Sir Percy Cradock
In the mid 1970s, New Cross and surrounding areas became the focus of racist activity by neo-Nazis and the National Front (NF). This culminated in an attempted march by 500 members of the NF. Vario...
The informal title of the Czechoslovak National Liberation Committee. It was originally created by the former Czechoslovak president Edvard Beneš in Paris, in October 1939. Unsuccessful negotiation...
Group, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Czechoslovakia, France
Millionaire businessman. Born on 5 January 1944 in Kilcurry, County Louth, Ireland. Owned Corby Castle and Carlisle Airport. He's the one sporting the ermine in the picture. His Wikipedia page...
Person, Benefactor, Politics & Administration, Tragedy, Ireland
Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was Assistant Manager of the Abbey Wood branch in June 1912. Probably a cousin of the RACS architect Frank Bethell.
Banker, politician and scientific writer. Born at 29 Eaton Place. He went into his father's banking business at the age of 14 and became a partner in 1856. Entered parliament in 1870, and succeeded...
Our picture is taken from an old map showing London toll gates (black circles), but strangely, nothing appears in Finchley.
Political economist and Liberal MP. Born near Midhurst, Sussex, into a large and very poor family. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition. Spoke repeatedly to Parliament against war with...
Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster. The youngest to be elected, in May 2010. Grandson of Lord Duncan-Sandys and Churchill's great grandson.
Country house built by Benjamin Bond, when Clapham was fashionable for out-of-town residences. After 1889 the estate was sold and the main house and many of the other buildings were pulled down. ...
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