George Baxter's wife was living here in 1865 when he joined her and stayed until his death here in 1867. By 1894 it had been renamed Leahurst.
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The Retreat, Peak Hill, Sydenham
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George Baxter - SE26
There is a house, still extant, called Round Hill Cottage but Harrild lived a...
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Thomas Devas
Wimbledon landowner and important member of local society. In 1854, Devas and two friends, Holroyd and Oliphant, founded Wimbledon Cricket Club and Devas became its first president. Lived in Mount ...
1 memorial
Tower Place
In an area known as 'The Warren', the Tudor manor house 'Tower Place' along with thirty-one acres of land was bought by the crown for use as ordnance stores. The house was demolished (all but one ...
2 memorials
P. F. Story
Surveyor active 1937. A 1927 letter gives him the rank 'Lt Col.'. In a 1918 military list for the 20th (Light) Division he appears as 'Major P.F. STORY, D.S.O.'. As we researched the Bingham Court...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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Brick Lane bomb
The bomb was planted by Neo-Nazi David Copeland, who was also responsible for the attacks in Brixton (17 April) and the Admiral Duncan pub (30 April) in Soho. Brick Lane has a large Bangladeshi c...
1 memorial
Lorraine Wilson
Football manager. He founded Dulwich Hamlet Football Club, and was nicknamed 'Pa', because of his paternalistic attitude to his team players, and, we're only guessing, perhaps the players found "Lo...
1 memorial
Gerald Horsley
Architect. Son of John Callcott Horsley. His best known buildings are in a Baroque style. He designed St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, and a few stations for the North Western Railway such a...
1 memorial
West Norwood war memorial - WW1 names
SE27, Norwood High Street, 13
In our photo the railing replacement plaque can just be seen on the low wall to the left of the steps. The Memorial Garden plaque is on t...
War dead | WW1
318 subjects commemorated
318 subjects commemorated
The Huguenots
French Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. The name emerged in 1560 but its derivation is unknown. The faith attracted skilled city workers such as weavers, goldsmiths and fan-makers but p...
9 memorials
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