Children's comic published by James Henderson and Sons. It featured 'Dr Rhino's Jolly Jungle Boys' and 'Willie And Winnie And Wuffles The Pup'. Originally called 'Sparks' it went through various changes of name before becoming Sunbeam in 1920. It was eventually merged with 'Tiny Tots'.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sunbeam
The statue (next to a lamppost), comprises a (ghost of a) pilgrim father, loo...
Missionary and social worker with the British poor, especially children. Born Thomas John Barnardo in Dublin with a Prussian father. "Brought to Christ" in 1862. Arrived at 30 Coburn Street in 1866...
Person, Children, Jack the Ripper suspects, Social Welfare, Ireland
Royal Air Force apprentices and boy entrants, 1920 - 1993.
James Fegan set up his first children's home in Deptford, South London in 1870. Others were opened in Greenwich, Southwark, Goudhurst and one in Westminster, known as the Red Lamp, which maybe was ...
Killed as the result of gang rivalries, aged 14. Stabbed in Tollington Way.
Possibly designed by Wren. Built by Lord Hatton following the loss of St Andrews church Holborn in the Great Fire. In 1721 converted to house St Andrew's Parochial School. It was given two entra...
