Radical, MP and temperance advocate, nicknamed "Dry Wilf". Second Baronet of Brayton.
Member of Parliament for Carlisle, Cockermouth, Camborne, 1859-1906. President of the United Kingdom Alliance, 1879 - 1906.
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Wilfred Lawson Sir
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Wilfred Lawson
This statue original had figures representing Temperance, Peace, Fortitude an...
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Norwegian ice business
Ice was cut in Norway, transported by ship to London, stored and then distributed by cart to restaurants and homes. See the picture source website for a very well told story.
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Dr Alphonse Normandy
Full name: Dr Alphonse Rene Le Mire de Normandy. Born Rouen, France. He completed a medical course but then devoted himself to chemistry. Came to England in the late 1830s/early 1840s, initially li...
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Annie Frances Welford
Granddaughter of Richard Welford (1817-1858) who founded and ran Warwick Farm Dairies. Annie Frances Welford was born on 18 March 1871 the fifth of the six children of John Welford (1844-1924) and...
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Wilson Smithett & Co Ltd
Wholesalers of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices, located at 202 Blackfriars Road (2021). The Daily Mail has an interesting 2004 article about tea tasting at the Wilson, Smithett tea brokers office, S...
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Kilburn Wells
In 1714, a well of 'chalybeate waters' (water impregnated with iron) was discovered near the Bell Inn, Kilburn. Gardens and a 'great room' were opened in an attempt to compete with the nearby Hamps...
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