Artist. Born into a family of artists either at 70 (St) John Street, now Whitfield Street W1, or 6 Great Coram Street WC1, depending on source. In 1842 Victoria and Albert started buying his works and in 1851 he became art tutor to their children, a post he held for 20 years. Died at the house with the plaque.
The photo shows him c.1870. Lots more info at Corbould, especially about his family.
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Edward Henry Corbould
The plaque is a one-off in a delicate serif typeface. The off-set string cour...
Installation artist. From his website (2021): "Will Coles is best known for his defiant and accessible take on street art – sculptures that bring together pop and conceptual aesthetics. These fami...
Artist, sculptor. Born Devonshire Street. Designer of the prehistoric 'monsters' original made for and exhibited at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park but now in Crystal Palace Park. They were moved...
Writer and novelist. Born at 14 John Street, Poplar. He wrote detective novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End. His best known work was 'A Child of the Jago', set in a fic...
From their website: "We add value to the built environment. We create alliances & build bridges. We put new places on the cultural map. We create distinct, memorable, marketable identity.
Architect. Son of the architect George Dance the Elder, one of the 4 original members of the Royal Academy, he designed Newgate Prison and St Luke's Hospital. John Soane was his pupil. We have see...
Born Lady Diana Frances Spencer in Norfolk. Married the Prince of Wales at St Paul's Cathedral in London on 29 July 1981, divorced 28 August 1996. Died in a car crash in Paris with Dodi Fayed. Abov...
There are 8 Courts running off the north side of this section of Fleet Street and on the ground at the entrance to each Court is a plaque...
Aims to promote the on-going improvement of Marchmont Street and the surrounding area for the benefit of residents, businesses and visitors and to promote community spirit and a sense of shared res...
The plot consists of 36 graves acquired by the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund (founded in1882 by Massey Shaw, who, probably ...
Firefighter who died as a result of a fire at Compton Road, N1.
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