Newspaper proprietor and campaigner. Born in Norwood. He became owner and editor of the Beckenham Journal, and used his influence in helping to establish the Croydon Road Recreation Ground. His premises were at Thornton's Corner. Later he led the campaign that stopped the local council turning the land that is now Kelsey Park into a housing complex. His photo shows him to be a very stylish gentleman.
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Tom Thornton
These gates are in memory of Tom William Thornton, 1857 - 1933, former editor...
The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and their market towns dominated trade along the coasts of Northern Europe, from the 13th to the 17th century. T...
Works director of the Brilliant Sign Company in 1938.
Printer and engineer. Born in Bermondsey, where in 1801 he set up the Bluecoat Boy Printing Office, producing books and commercial stationery. He is noted for introducing 'composition rollers' whic...
Family business that survived until the 1970s. This photograph was taken in 1932.
The plaques are around the station forecourt, either on frames or laid into the pavement. The gold lettering on the marble effect on the ...
The quotation, from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', was spoken by Kenneth Branagh at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games.
The plaque is inside the school building. The photograph was taken at the unveiling (2024: dead link).
This statue is a copy of the one in Highgate.
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