Newspaper owner. He and his brother Alfred, later Lord Northcliffe, developed the London Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. Born Hampstead. During the lead up to WW2 he was a strong supporter of Oswald Moseley and the British Union of Fascists and of appeasement towards Hitler. In 1940 was asked by the government to go to America to help in the war effort but following a fall he died in a hospital in Bermuda.
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Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
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Coram's Fields
These grounds, the site of the Foundling Hospital, established in 1739 by Cap...
Harmsworth - IWM
In 1926 Harold Harmsworth, the first Viscount Rothermere, bought the grounds ...
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Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
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Gift from Lord Rothermere
This plaque was unveiled a second time, during the 75th anniversary celebrati...
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Stollar family
Alice's husband, their sons David and Howard, daughter Helen, grandchildren and family.
1 memorial
Christopher Moorsom
Public relations executive. Flamboyant personality who was a friend of a wide variety of international personalities. Among his varied activities, he arranged the coverage of the coronation of Ssab...
Person, Benefactor, Politics & Administration, Cuba, Greece, USA
1 memorial
Sir Squire Bancroft
Actor-manager. Born Rotherhithe. Squire was his given first name. Although much information about this man is contained on his Wikipedia page our colleague, Andrew Behan, researched him through pub...
1 memorial
1 memorial
1 memorial
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members of Women’s Transport Service (FANY) who died in wars
Those members of the Women’s Transport Service (FANY) who gave their lives for their King and country.
1 memorial
Upper North Street School WW1 bomb - memorial
E14, East India Dock Road, Poplar Recreation Ground
From IBHB: "Unveiled by Major General Ashmore who commanded the London Air Defence Area which was established largely in response to this...
Civilian war dead | WW1
21 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
21 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society - Alexander McLeod statue
SE18, Powis Street
This long building reaches the end of the block to the right and extends just as far to the left, but we couldn't get it all in the photo...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Society of West End Theatre/London Theatre
1908 Formed as West End Theatre Managers. 1976 By now it is called Society of West End Theatre. 1994 Renamed Society of London Theatre.
17 memorials
Australian air crew lost over Europe in WW2
On the monument as "5397 Australian air crew lost in action over Europe during the Second World War 1939 - 1945".
1 memorial
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