A charity run entirely by volunteers, which each week records local news taken from the Sutton Guardian, for blind and visually impaired people in the Borough of Sutton.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Sutton Talking Newspaper for the Blind
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Thomas Wall - Russettings
Russettings 25 Worcester Road This house was built in 1885. In 1899 it was ow...
Other Subjects
2 memorials
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount
Born New York City into an extremely wealthy family. Lived in Rome in his mid-thirties where he developed a life-long taste for the arts. On his father’s death in 1890 he built the luxury Waldorf...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Philanthropy, Property, Italy, USA
1 memorial
News Shopper
A local newspaper in South London and Kent, once owned by Rupert Murdoch.
1 memorial
Sir David Low
Cartoonist and caricaturist. Born David Alexander Cecil Low in Dunedin, New Zealand. He worked for several newspapers, before coming to London and joining the 'Star'. In 1927 he moved to the Evenin...
2 memorials
Beckenham Journal
Newspaper. Started as a 24 page monthly publication costing 1d (about 0.5p). In 1881 it was taken over by Tom William Thornton, who published it weekly. Became a campaigning vehicle which informed ...
1 memorial
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Percy Crane
Auxiliary fireman killed in the bomb attack on Henry Cavendish School, Balham. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out further research: Percy Crane was born on 1 December 1907 in Clapham, a son of Si...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Highgate Cemetery - Fire - L15
N6, Swain's Lane, Highgate Cemetery
The plot consists of 36 graves acquired by the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund (founded in1882 by Massey Shaw, who, probably ...
Dr Frank Bennett
Had a local practice on Kilburn High Road 1916 - 1955. We've found no further information online. Immediately after publishing both Michael John and Andrew Behan contacted us. With thanks to them ...
1 memorial
Greenwich Foot Tunnel - south
SE10, Cutty Sark Gardens
There is an identical plaque at the entrance to the tunnel on the north bank of the Thames.
12 subjects commemorated
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