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Victor Hugo Watson

Victor Hugo Watson

Born near the Kennington Oval but his family returned to Yorkshire when he was very young and he saw himself as a Yorkshireman. In 1908 he joined Waddingtons, a printing firm which developed a specialism in playing cards and in the '30s moved into jigsaws for which there was a craze. Was responsible for acquiring the rights to Monopoly.

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Victor Hugo Watson

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Co-op bank - Monoploy

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J. E. Pearce

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Councillor J. J. W. Bradley

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John Oakes

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Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.

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Robert Boothby

Robert Boothby

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1 memorial