Clapham fire station
Designed by Edward Cresy (architect, 1792–1858). In the days before telephones, the service provided by the local brigade was not known for its rapid response. If there were a fire, the address of ...
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Crystal Palace Bowl
Entertainment venue. Initially it hosted classical music concerts, but after ten years started to include pop and rock events.
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St Katherine's Rents
Bestowed in 1370 upon the Royal Hospital at St Katharine's by the Tower. We can find no information about these properties, housing we assume, besides these two maps: 1677 (shown here) and 1792-9. ...
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Mazawattee Tea Warehouse
This site was originally occupied by housing, St Katharine's Rents. In 1864 the builder George Myers erected this warehouse to store merchandise for the Plymouth Densham family business. It was alw...
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Three Colts Bridge
Grade II* listed bridge. It crosses the Hertford Union Canal, and was instigated by Sir George Duckett and constructed by Francis Giles.
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Oliver Heaviside
Born in Camden Town. Aged 12 the family could no longer afford to send him to school so he continued studying on his own. Thus he was largely self-taught, no secondary education or university. In ...
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United DJs Radio
This was a digital service, fronted by former Radio Luxembourg presenter Tony Prince.
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Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg was a multilingual commercial broadcaster in Luxembourg. The English-language service of Radio Luxembourg began in 1933 as one of the earliest commercial radio stations broadcastin...
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Sir John Anderson
Engineer. Born at 19 Barron Street, Woodside, Aberdeen. On moving to London, he was seconded to the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. Here he was responsible for many innovations, and for mechanising and au...
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Barbara Everest
Film actor. Born in Southfields, London. Her career spanned over fifty years. Played Elizabeth the servant in Gaslight (1944). Her day of birth is given as 19 or 9, depending on source.
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