Person    | Male  Born 1849  Died 1933

Maurice Adams

Categories: Architecture

Architect. Born Maurice Bingham Adams. He was instrumental in the founding of Bedford Park in West London, where he designed many of the houses and parts of St Michael & All Angels Church. In 1887 he was the architect of, and co-churchwarden of, that church. He also designed various other buildings in London, as well as fulfilling a number of commissions abroad. He published several books on architecture, one co-authored with Norman Shaw and another with Edward W. Godwin.

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Maurice Adams

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Bedford Park panel

On the back of the panel 8 Bedford Park men are featured, each with a paragra...

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Shepherd's Bush Library - plaque

Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group tell us that the discrepancy ...

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St Michael & All Angels Church - additions foundation stone

The church designed by Norman Shaw, was built in 1879. This foundation stone ...

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Camberwell Baths

Borough of Camberwell Lady Llangattock laid this foundation stone of these pu...

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Camberwell Library

Borough of Camberwell Public Library This foundation stone was laid July 25 1...

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Francis Cranmer Penrose

Francis Cranmer Penrose

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Person, Architecture, History, Science, Sport / Games

2 memorials
Sir John Summerson

Sir John Summerson

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Person, Architecture, Museums / Libraries

1 memorial
The Black Cap

The Black Cap

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Building, Architecture, Food & Drink

1 memorial
11, Northampton Square

11, Northampton Square

The picture source website points out: The house at which this caller is visiting is No. 11, and there is a brass plate on the door bearing the words "G. Baxter, Offices No. 12".

Building, Architecture

1 memorial
Herbert O. Ellis

Herbert O. Ellis

Architect active in 1898. Did other work for Rev. Sanders. We believe we found our man at Geni: Herbert Owen Ellis, Born Wakefield, Yorkshire, Died Gosport, Hampshire.

Person, Architecture

1 memorial

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No. 11 Fighter Group RAF Operations Room

No. 11 Fighter Group RAF Operations Room

 It was from this underground bunker that the air defence of London and the south-east was coordinated during the Battle of Britain and throughout WW2.  It's now a museum and well worth a visit.

Building, Armed Forces

1 memorial
Geoffrey Mills

Geoffrey Mills

Valuation surveyor involved in the creation of Burgess Park. He was piloting a Cessna 172 light aircraft when it crashed in a field near Biggin Hill Airfield, Kent. Three colleagues from work were ...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Property, Tragedy

1 memorial
T. E. Lawrence

T. E. Lawrence

SW1, Barton Street, 14

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1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.  This was celebrated all year but particularly on the weekend of 4 and 5 June 1977, the following week and the weekend of the Qu...

Event, Royalty

29 memorials
Spitalfields WW1 cairn

Spitalfields WW1 cairn

E1, Commercial Street, Christ Church Spitalfields garden

The cross is granite and is planted in a cairn of granite boulders, many of which have a flat section carved out and a name spelt out in ...

War dead | WW1
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