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Albert Baker

Albert Baker
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.

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Albert Baker

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Poplar Rate Rebels mural - 1

The mural refers to "30 councillors" but actually names only 29.  The count o...

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George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham

Statesman and poet. Born at the family home Wallingford House (where the Old Admirality Building now is). A baby when his father, the 1st Duke, was assassinated, he was brought up alongside Charles...

Person, Poetry, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Grunwick workers strike

Grunwick workers strike

Grunwick was a photographic film processing firm. 90% of its employees were either of Asian or Afro-Caribbean origin and working conditions were oppressive. Following the sacking of an employee for...

Event, Industry, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

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W. Burton Stewart

W. Burton Stewart

Vice Chairman of the Improvements Committee for the Rotherhithe Tunnel in 1908.

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Henry Buxton Forman

Henry Buxton Forman

Born Camden Place, Southampton Street, Camberwell. Bibliographer and forger. An authority on the lives and works of Shelley and Keats. He also had a lifelong career in the Post Office and was award...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Literature, Museums / Libraries, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
J. J. Trowbridge

J. J. Trowbridge

Alderman on the Committee for the 1901 Shoreditch Town Hall Extension.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial