John James Park
Author of the first History of Hampstead which he published aged 16. Celebrated career in law. Son of Thomas Park.
Author of the first History of Hampstead which he published aged 16. Celebrated career in law. Son of Thomas Park.
"The poetical antiquary", bibliographer and engraver. He published his own verse but mainly he edited historical and literary works. Father of John James Park.
Born Flintshire, Wales. Came to London in 1807 to train as a lawyer at the Temple. Called to the bar in 1811. But he was unsuccessful in this profession and turned to writing about Welsh history...
A society that exists to encourage interest in, and to care for the environment and history of Peckham and the surrounding area.
A book about London published in the early 1800s. The Picture Source website does not make it clear that this picture is from Pennant's London, but it is such an apposite picture that we captured i...
Patricia Rosemary Anderton Penn was born on 13 November 1914 in Battersea, the third daughter of William Arthur Penn (1876-1945) and Jane Winifred Penn née Hartley (1875-1923). Her father had been ...
Organisation responsible for the collection, conservation, and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage.
Architect, archaeologist, astronomer and rower. Born Lincolnshire. Surveyor to the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral 1852 - 1899. Died Wimbledon.
Launched in 1990, we thought this mag had folded years ago but, 2021, it's still going.
Archaeologist specialising in Egypt. Born Charlton, near Greenwich. His maternal grandfather was Captain Matthew Flinders. Petrie was a self-taught surveyor with minimal university education. St...