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C.F. Cory Wright

C.F. Cory Wright

JP, DL., Chairman of the Hornsey District Council.

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C.F. Cory Wright

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Queens Wood

Previously known as Churchyard Bottom Wood, the wood was renamed in honour of...

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Albert Charles Starr

Albert Charles Starr

Mayor of Bermondsey 1929-1930 and then for a period of 3 terms during WW2: 1941-44. Our photo shows a group of officials from the United States during their tour of the Civil Defence Services at B...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Leyton Town Hall (second)

Leyton Town Hall (second)

There are two adjacent buildings on High Road Leyton, both of which have served as the Town Hall. The first was the yellow brick building on the corner with Ruckholt Road. When this was outgrown th...

Building, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States 1801-9. During his lifetime he owned over 600 slaves. For a...

Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Seriously Famous, USA

1 memorial
Arthur Deakin, CH, CBE

Arthur Deakin, CH, CBE

General Secretary of the Transport & General Workers Union, 1940 until his death. Born Warwickshire. Died Leicester where he had been addressing a May Day rally. Alamy have a lovely photo of D...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
William Huskisson

William Huskisson

Huskisson is famous for being the victim of the first fatal railway accident (not quite true), being run over by the train known as Stevenson's Rocket, at the opening ceremony of the Manchester to ...

Person, Politics & Administration, Tragedy

2 memorials

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Thomas Hartnell

Thomas Hartnell

Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
King George III

King George III

Born in St James's Square (not the public garden, one of the houses, obviously). Crowned in 1760, the first monarch since Queen Anne to be truly British. It was during his rule that many of the Ame...

Person, Race Issues, Royalty, Seriously Famous

16 memorials
Cornish Rebels

Cornish Rebels

SE3, Charlton Way

{Original Cornish:} Rak perthy cofa, Myghal Josep an Gof ha Thomas Flamank, hembrynkysy an Gernowyon a geskerdhas bys dhe Loundres. Y a v...

2 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Philip Lawrence

Philip Lawrence

Teacher.  Born Ireland.  1993 appointed headteacher of St George's School.  Stabbed to death when he tried to help a pupil who was being attacked by a gang.  The 15-year-old killer, Learco Chindamo...

Person, Education, Tragedy, Ireland

1 memorial
St Bartholomew

St Bartholomew

EC2, Threadneedle Street

2021: Since we visited in 2012 the plaque has been moved around the corner into Bartholomew Lane, same building.  We must return and take...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator