Person    | Male  Born 5/8/1850 

William Bradley

Elected to Brentford Council in 1901 and vice chairman in 1903 but that does not explain why he was honoured with being placed on Andrew Carnegie's immediate right in this group shot. He certainly was not the oldest of those attending.

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William Bradley

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Brentford Monument

Brentford High Street have carried out some magnificent research on Brentford...

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Edward Norvall

Edward Norvall

Mayor of Stoke Newington 1950-1 and 1952-3. This photo was taken at a wedding during one of Norvall's terms of mayoralty. The bride and groom (Thomas Watts And Mrs Susan Lawler) are the couple at ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sidney Herbert

Sidney Herbert

Son of the 11th Earl of Pembroke, grandson of Count Simon Woronzow.  Sidney's elder brother, Robert, was a bad 'un: absconded to live in Paris and failed to provide a legitimate heir so, although R...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Happy Mahlangu

Happy Mahlangu

Deputy Commissioner for South Africa in the UK in 1998. Our photo shows Mahangu with his wife in 2013. On the net he is best known for some ill-chosen comments on the democratisation of Swaziland w...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
John Gummer

John Gummer

Conservative MP, As Environment Secretary 1993-7, during which he, infamously, fed a beefburger to his daughter during the 'mad cow' epidemic. Born Cheshire. Created Baron Deben in 2010.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
George Howlett, Jnr.

George Howlett, Jnr.

Trustee of the Lambeth Hayles Estate development in 1894. We hope the Geo. Howlett Jun. in this photo is our one. The photo comes from an 1855 group shot: "An early photograph of seven Lambeth Geo...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Able Seaman Albert Edward Lambert

Able Seaman Albert Edward Lambert

Albert Edward Lambert was born on 13 March 1897 in Hoxton, London, a son of William and Emma Lambert.  On 31 March 1897 he was baptised at St Clement's Church, Lever Street, Islington, London, whe...

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Securicor PLC

Securicor PLC

Security company. Founded by Edward Shortt as Nightwatch Services. Originally, its employess rode bicycles and wore old police uniforms. In 2004 it merged with Group 4 Falck to become Group 4 Secur...

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
Poplar & Stepney Rifles

Poplar & Stepney Rifles

E1, Glamis Road

A London Inheritance has a good post on this area.

3 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Entrance to the Rotherhithe Tunnel - south

Entrance to the Rotherhithe Tunnel - south

SE16, Rotherhithe Tunnel entrance

Opened on the same day as the twin arch on the north side of the river. Presumably the dignitaries rode through the tunnel with bands pla...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

Titular character in the novel by Daniel Defoe published in 1719. See also Friday.

Fiction, Exploring, Fictional, Seriously Famous

1 memorial