Journalist and politician.
Born Athlone, Ireland. Entered Parliament for Galway in 1880 and held the longest unbroken period of service in the House of Commons. First president of the British Board of Film Censors.
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T. P. O'Connor
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T P O'Connor bust
{On a plaque below the bust:} T. P. O'Connor, journalist & parliamentari...
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Horizon Magazine
An influential literary and art magazine. From a pdf issued for the unveiling: "... Stephen Spender joined Cyril Connolly and the wealthy patron Peter Watson in 1939 to set up Horizon at 6 Selwyn H...
1 memorial
George Orwell
George Orwell was born in Bengal as Eric Arthur Blair, his father was a British colonial civil servant. Joined the Indian imperial police in Burma but left in 1927 and decided to become a writer. ...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Literature, Seriously Famous, TV & Radio, Bengal, Burma, France, India, Spain
12 memorials
Henry Blackburn
Editor of 'London Society', ‘an illustrated magazine of light and amusing literature’. He was close friends with Randolph Caldecott whose illustrations often appeared in his publications.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Francis Hueffer
Born Münster, Germany. Music critic. He studied philology and music in Leipzig, Berlin, Paris and London. He moved to London in 1869 and worked as music critic for The Times. He was naturalized in ...
1 memorial
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Mydiddee
He was the servant of a Tahitian chief, and it is believed that he was brought to England by Captain Bligh (6 years after the ill-fated Bounty assignment) to act as a cultural ambassador. Already i...
1 memorial
Geoffrey Dearmer and Margaret
NW3, Elsworthy Road, St Mary's, Primrose Hill
In our photo, looking left to right, the bench is in the small church garden hidden behind the car; the Dearmer plaque is on the wall beh...
2 subjects commemorated
John Stears
UB10, Hoylake Crescent, 126
Michael John Stears 1934 - 1999. Born in Uxbridge 25th August 1934. Resided here until 1960. John Stears known as the 'Dean of Special Ef...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Silver Jubilee bench
EN1, Silver Street
We don't normally collect benches but large, unusual plaques like this one are irresistible.
2 subjects commemorated
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