In 1893 the Acting Superintendent of the old Snow Fields Ragged School.
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Grey Coat Hospital / Grey Coat School
From the school's website: "In 1666, after the Great Fire of London, many inhabitants of the Old City of London moved to the medieval town of Westminster. With its congested and squalid alleys, the...
W. H. Hall
Erstwhile superintendent of London Central District Schools from 1888 to 1900.
Eton Boating Song
Written by William Johnson Cory. First performed in 1863, the first verse goes:. . . . Jolly boating weather, And a hay harvest breeze, Blade on the feather, Shade off the trees,...
John Carpenter
Town Clerk. Endowed the City of London School in 1442. Our picture is of his statue high up on the wall of the City of London School's glassed ceiling atrium standing over the door to the balcony...
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Imperial Hotel - statue 12 - Cromwell
WC1, Russell Square
The fur collar, the cap . . . Surely this statue is the man in the Cromwell portrait.
Gladstone
SW1, Carlton House Terrace, 11
2015: The histories of nos 10 and 11, now occupied by the British Academy, are covered by an excellent Londonist post. There we learn t...
Buddy Holly
Musician and singer-songwriter. Born as Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas. With his backing group The Crickets, he achieved considerable pop chart success with songs such as 'That'll be the D...
Church of St John of Tyburn / St Marylebone
A church was built in about 1200 near the Tyburn Tree, on the bank of the Tyburn River. In 1400 this was demolished and replaced with a church, St Marys, at the location of the plaque. The river, o...
Queen Elizabeth II Field - N8
N8, Priory Road, Priory Park
The white post is a flag pole sporting the green flag that, it seems, all parks have been awarded.
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