In 1893 the Acting Superintendent of the old Snow Fields Ragged School.
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Ealing Grove School, Co-operative School
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W1, Hyde Park
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Field Marshal, HRH Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
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Sir Francis Drake
SE8, Deptford Strand and Foreshore
Sir Francis Drake In 1581 Queen Elizabeth I commanded that Francis Drake's ship the Golden Hind be drawn into a creek near here at Deptfo...
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