Founded Hamleys toy shop. Born Cornwall.
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RAF apprentices and boy entrants
Royal Air Force apprentices and boy entrants, 1920 - 1993.
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Eton Mission Rowing Club
From Hear the Boat Sing: "EMRC has a fascinating history and was started in the East London docklands in the late 19th century by a group of old Etonians, who saw it as their mission to help boys i...
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Normansfield Asylum
See Lost Hospitals of London for an excellent history of this hospital. Briefly: The White House, a mansion with 5 acres of grounds, was built in 1866. Dr Langdon Down and his wife Mary bought it ...
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1 memorial
Walworth Boy Scouts Tragedy
On Saturday the 3rd August 1912, the 2nd Walworth Troop of five adults and twenty-four young scouts sailed from Waterloo Bridge for Leysdown on the Isle of Sheppey. They moored at Erith for the nig...
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Bevis Marks - war memorial
EC3, Bevis Marks
Yehidim or, more usually Yehudim, comes from the Bible and means the Kingdom of Judah, or the tribe of Judah, or Jews.
War dead | WW1, WW2
62 subjects commemorated
62 subjects commemorated
Roy Strasburger
"Roy Strasburger is an expert in convenience retailing and a thought leader in the retail industry. He is a frequent columnist, conference presenter, and webinar and podcast participant." Educated...
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Wesleyan Schools, Leswin Road - plaque 06
N16, Leswin Road, 41
We are not confident in the transcription of the first name and initial.
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Mr Charles Lacey
Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.
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Fig Tree Court
Fig Tree Court , 1515 - 1666, was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, rebuilt in 1679 and again destroyed by enemy action 1940.
1 memorial
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