Born Theobalds Road which at the time was 6 King's Road. Novelist, e.g. Coningsby, Sybil, and Tancred. Tory Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874 - 1880. 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. Clearly an interesting character: a book review in the Guardian 20 July 2013 said "He entered politics because he was fearful of being imprisoned in a debtors' prison, and therefore sought an MP's immunity from arrest. ... He enjoyed the company of racy older women, and had a famously happy marriage to a rich widow 15 years his senior." Died 19 Curzon Street.
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Benjamin Disraeli
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Disraeli - EC2
Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874 - 1880, worked in this bui...
Disraeli - Park Lane
Here lived Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, from 1839 - 1873.
Disraeli statue
{Cut into the red marble immediately below the statue:} Beaconsfield {On the...
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White Hart Inn
Established in the medieval period and referenced by Shakespeare in 'Henry VI' and by Dickens in 'Pickwick Papers'. Not to be confused with the nearby White Hart at 22 Great Suffolk Street.
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Rape of the Lock
Poem by Alexander Pope. Its convoluted plot concerns a character called Belinda and a count who is determined to obtain a lock of her hair. Originally written in two cantos, it was expanded in 1714...
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Blackheath Literary Institution
It was built by public subscription, but was very small as an auditorium and failed within 20 years. By 1858 the building had become a newpspaper reading room and lecture hall. It was damaged by a ...
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Reverend Sydney Smith
Wit, for example "I never read a book before reviewing it; it prejudices a man so." Born Woodford, London. Died at home in Green Street, London.
2 memorials
J R Ackerley
Writer and literary editor. Born as Joe Randolph Ackerley at 4 Warmington Road, Herne Hill. He was appointed as private secretary to the Maharajah of Chhokrapur which served as a basis for his 'Hin...
1 memorial
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War dead, WW1
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St Lawrence Jewry
St Lawrence Jewry is so called because the original twelfth century church stood on the eastern side of the City, then occupied by the Jewish community. That church, built in 1136, was destroyed in...
3 memorials
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Diocese of Sourozh
The Russian Orthodox Great Britain and Ireland diocese. The Archbishop is known as Metropolitan, the first being Metropolitan Anthony who held the post until his death.
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Mrs Laurence Evans
Laurence Evans was a theatrical agent with many famous clients including Laurence Olivier. Evans's fourth and last wife, Mary Campion, remained his wife for 42 years, until his death in 2002.
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