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James Wilson - gone
Marble and said to be 12-foot high but that must be including the pedestal, s...
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James Wilson - gone
Marble and said to be 12-foot high but that must be including the pedestal, s...
Lord Drogheda
{Plaque on wall to left of sculpture reads:} Eclipse by Angela Conner. The ...
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Michael Winner
Film director, producer and restaurant critic. Born 40 Belsize Grove. Directed 42 movies, including Death Wish in 1974, many of which were either panned or criticised for their violence and misogyn...
Person, Cinema, Food & Drink, History, Journalism / Publishing
Nicholas Saunders
Researched, published and distributed 'Alternative London' 1970. Moved into a warehouse in Neal's Yard in 1976 and starting with a wholefood shop he developed the area as an alternative shopping c...
Jean-Paul Marat
Physician, political theorist, scientist, radical journalist and politician from the French Revolution. Murdered in his bath by Charlotte Corday.
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Medicine, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, France, Switzerland
Chris Brasher
Athlete and journalist. Born Christopher William Brasher in Georgetown, Guyana. He was one of the pacemakers for Roger Bannister when he broke the four-minute mile barrier in 1954. He pioneered the...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Sport / Games, South America
Philip Geddes
Journalist, 24. From Geddes Trust (previously geddesprize.co.uk): The awards are named after Philip Geddes, a member of St Edmund Hall {Oxford University} and a journalist of considerable promise. ...
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London Hellenic Society
From London Hellenic Prize: "... the London Hellenic Society, a prestigious cultural society established in London in the 1960s by prominent members of the London Greek community ...". We think it ...
Rotherhithe Old Town Hall
Built in 1895 by the architects Murray and Foster. The caryatides can be seen in the image either side of the entrance at the right. In 1905 Rotherhithe merged with Bermondsey and St Olave and t...
World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
Guy's Hospital
Founded by Thomas Guy in concept in 1721 but it was not until 6 January 1725 that the first sixty patients were admitted. Aim 25 have a good summary of the history. Guy's and St Thomas' are consi...
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