Founded Hamleys toy shop. Born Cornwall.
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Kitty Hopkins
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 10. Buried in grave 3 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
Wyndham-Ashley Mission
At 112 Regency Street, SW1, between Douglas Street and Rampayne Street. In 1921 the secretary was R. C. Hart-Dyke. (From Street Directory). Amalgamated with the One Tun Mission in 1930. From Westm...
Hamleys of London
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First Belgian School WW1
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