Of Neckinger Mills, Bermondsey, a successful leather manufacturers. Father of Samuel Bourne.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
James Buckington Bevington
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Bevington fountain
Why (Oh why, oh why) do people chose dark, coloured granite for inscriptions?...
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Roman warehouse
The picture source says "Near the Courage Brewery Site archaeologists found the complete wooden floor of a riverside warehouse. Nothing like this has been found anywhere else. The basement would ha...
Robert Byford
Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building committee for the Abbey Wood branch in 1912. Imago have this photo of Mr and Mrs Byford, at some sort of event - the woman be...
Leslie Sydney Marler
High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire 1971-72. Chairman of Marler Estates plc. Andrew Behan has kindly researched this man: Major Leslie Sydney Marler, O.B.E., T.D. was born on 7 July 1900 in Northwood...
J. D. Wetherspoon
Chain of bars, public houses and hotels founded by Tim Martin.
Sir John Lubbock
Banker, politician and scientific writer. Born at 29 Eaton Place. He went into his father's banking business at the age of 14 and became a partner in 1856. Entered parliament in 1870, and succeeded...
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Beatrice Temple
Andrew Behan has kindly researched this woman: Mrs Temple was born as Beatrice Blanche Lascelles on 19 June 1844 in Kensington. She was the eleventh of the twelve children of the Honourable William...
Marie Stopes Clinic
W1, Whitfield Street, 108
The first birth control clinic was opened by Dr. Marie Stopes in 1921 at Holloway and removed here in 1925.
Stanley Kubrick
Film director who settled in London and made many of his films here. Born New York City. The first film made in England was Lolita in 1962. He lived close to the film studios at Elstree and rarel...
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