Written by Kenneth Grahame, much of it based on a series of letters to he wrote to his son. First published October 1908.
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The Wind in the Willows
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Kenneth Grahame
Kenneth Grahame, 1859 - 1932, author of 'The Wind in the Willows" lived here,...
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Billy Bunter
Character in a series of stories set in Greyfriars School, originally published in the boys weekly story magazine 'The Magnet'.
1 memorial
Frankenstein
Character created by Mary Shelley in her eponymous book. The Somers Town Mural supposedly shows "Head of Frankenstein". We can't see it in the mural but suspect that the head of Frankenstein's mon...
3 memorials
Amanda Grayson
Mother to Ambassador Spock. From Fandom: Amanda is "An Earth woman living on a planet where love, emotion, is bad taste." Amanda Grayson was a Human teacher from Earth. She was the first wife of S...
1 memorial
Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot, the all-knowing Belgian detective appeared in Agatha Christie's first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
1 memorial
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Hawthorns High School for Boys
School in Hayes, in the Borough of Hillingdon at which George Orwell taught from 1932 - 1933. He is top right in the photograph.
1 memorial
Recycling the nations' railings - WW2
As WW2 wore on, there was an increasing need for metal to make bombs, planes and tanks. To this end, the gates and railings around parks and open spaces were reclaimed as part of the war effort. Li...
2 memorials
Barber Beaumont tomb
E1, Shandy Park
Three years before his death in 1841 Beaumont created a tomb for himself and his family in front of the chapel, “… two immense pedestals ...
1 subject commemorated
John Christopher Smith
Composer. Born Ansbach, Germany. Following his father he arrived in London in 1720 and. like his father, became Handel's friend, secretary and amanuensis. Died Bath.
2 memorials
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