Person    | Male  Born 4/9/1829  Died 1/7/1906

Wilfred Lawson Sir

Wilfred Lawson Sir

Radical, MP and temperance advocate, nicknamed "Dry Wilf". Second Baronet of Brayton.

Member of Parliament for Carlisle, Cockermouth, Camborne, 1859-1906. President of the United Kingdom Alliance, 1879 - 1906.

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Wilfred Lawson Sir

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Wilfred Lawson

This statue original had figures representing Temperance, Peace, Fortitude an...

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Thomas Rule

Thomas Rule

Fishmonger and oyster bar proprietor active in 1798. Erstwhile founder and owner of Rules Restaurant.  This history page indicates that there is very little information available about Thomas and h...

Person, Food & Drink

2 memorials
Rose and Crown pub

Rose and Crown pub

The photo shows the pub in 1977, with the Rectory next door, both remarkably unchanged. Website.

Building, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink

1 memorial
Fanny Cradock

Fanny Cradock

An early TV cook.  Born at the site of the plaque in Apthorp, as Phyllis Pechey.  A double bigamist, she only married her fourth husband Johnny, who appeared on TV with her, when she was 68.  A ser...

Person, Food & Drink, TV & Radio

1 memorial
The Three Cripples public house

The Three Cripples public house

Pub in Charles Dickens's "Oliver Twist".

Fiction, Commerce, Fictional, Food & Drink

1 memorial
Lyons first teashop

Lyons first teashop

See Joseph Lyons and J. Lyons & Cadby Hall. The photo is probably c.1930/40s.

Place, Commerce, Food & Drink

1 memorial