Born 31 Poultry and died at home in Devonshire Lodge, London.
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Thomas Hood
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Adam, Hood, Galsworthy, Barrie, etc.
We understand the "here" on the plaque to refer to the whole of Adelphi Terra...
Thomas Hood
In a house on this site Thomas Hood was born 23rd May 1799. The Corporation ...
Wine Office Court
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
Other Subjects
Stephen John Fry
Actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer with professional name Stephen Fry. Born on 24 August 1957, the second of the three children of Alan John Fry (1930-2019) and Marianne Ev...
Person, Cinema, Humour, Literature, Seriously Famous, TV & Radio
3 memorials
Michael Bentine
Comedian. Born as Michael James Bentin in Watford, Hertfordshire. He was a co-founder of the Goon Show, but left after the first series to pursue a solo career. His best remembered television progr...
3 memorials
Terry Scott
Actor and comedian. Born Watford. Starred in the TV series 'Terry and June' with June Whitfield. Died at home near Godalming.
1 memorial
Wendy Richard, MBE
Actor best known as Pauline Fowler in the soap, East Enders, and as Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served?, alongside John Inman. She also had a number 1 hit in 1962 with Mike Sarne, Come Outside, on...
2 memorials
Tony Hancock
Comedy actor. Otherwise known as Anthony Aloysius St. John Hancock, of 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam. Born in Birmingham as Anthony John Hancock. He was a major figure in British television and...
6 memorials
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Columbia Market attack
On the first day of the Blitz it seems that a 50kg bomb fell through a ventilation shaft and exploded in the basement of the market which had been designated an air-raid shelter for the local peopl...
1 memorial
Tower Hill Improvement Trust
Created by Tubby Clayton, Dr B R Leftwich, Lord Wakefield and Sir Follett Holt. Purpose: to improve Tower Hill by removing from it certain ugly buildings which at that time disfigured it and hampe...
2 memorials
Octavia Hill
Housing reformer and co-founder of The National Trust. Born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, her father's eighth daughter (yes, really). She believed that social housing should be small houses (rather...
Person, Gardens / Agriculture, History, Property, Social Welfare
9 memorials
Paddington Bear
Our picture is one of the illustrations by Peggy Fortnum.
4 memorials
Dolores Moorhouse
Widow of Peter. We think she was born Dolores Douglas and, with Peter, had children Francesca and Maximilian.
5 memorials
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