Councillor William Hammer JP, Mayor of Hackney in 1912.
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William Hammer, Mayor of Hackney
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The Nelsons' drinking fountain
Presented to the Hackney Borough Council by Morris Nelson Esqre. in memory of...
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Robert Maxwell
Publisher, politician and swindler. Born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch, in Slatinské Doly (now Solotyino, Ukraine). He came to Britain after WW2 where he built up the Pergamon Press, acquired the ...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Politics & Administration, Czechoslovakia
Lord Gowrie
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John Wilkes
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Annie Besant
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Person, Gender Issues, Nationalism, Paranormal, Politics & Administration, India, Ireland
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Raymond Montague Burton
Led the modern development of Burtons Menswear, and was a generous benefactor of the Jewish Museum in London and the University of York. Identical twin to Arnold - see there for a photo of the 4 B...
Sir Ralph Richardson
Actor. Born Ralph David Richardson in Cheltenham. Along with Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud, he dominated British theatre throughout the latter half of the 20th century. He started his career wi...
Person, Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio, USA
Bermondsey Abbey
SE1, Tower Bridge Road
Bermondsey Abbey The Cluniac (Benedictine) Priory of St Saviour at Bermondsey occupied ground between Bermondsey Street, Abbey Street and...
Benny Hill - SW7
SW7, Queen's Gate, 1-2
Benny Hill, 1922-1992, comedian, lived here 1960-1986, The Dead Comics Society.