Person    | Male  Born 27/7/1870  Died 16/7/1953

Hilaire Belloc

Categories: History, Literature, Poetry

Countries: France

Poet, essayist and historian. Born France. Catholic. His works include 'Cautionary Tales for Children', in which Matilda told lies and was burnt to death. Died Guildford.

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Hilaire Belloc

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Hilaire Belloc

Greater London Council Hilaire Belloc, 1870-1953, poet, essayist and historia...

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Mont Blanc restaurant

City of Westminster Site of the Mont Blanc Restaurant where leading writers,...

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International Brigade Memorial Trust

International Brigade Memorial Trust

From the picture source website: The International Brigade Memorial Trust was formed in 2002 from the veterans of the International Brigade Association, the Friends of the I.B.A., representatives ...

Group, Education, History

1 memorial
Friern Barnet & District Local History Society

Friern Barnet & District Local History Society

From their website: "Our founder, John Donovan, lived in Friern Barnet between 1966 and 1995. He became concerned that nothing was being done to record and preserve the history of the area and befo...

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
St John's Wood Heritage

St John's Wood Heritage

We can find no information but assume this is/was a group created to protect the heritage of St John's Wood.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
George Lillie Craik

George Lillie Craik

Born Kennoway, Fife. Literary scholar and writer. Created professor of English literature and history at Queen’s College, Belfast in 1849. Buried at Holywood, near Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Person, Education, History, Literature, Ireland, Scotland

1 memorial
Heritage of London Trust

Heritage of London Trust

A grant giving trust to encourage the careful restoration of listed buildings in London. 

Group, Benefactor, History

5 memorials

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Empire Memorial Sailors' Hostel

Empire Memorial Sailors' Hostel

E14, Commercial Road, 747, The Mission Building

The war plaque is above the main entrance. The foundation stone for the Empire Memorial Sailors' Hostel is to the left of the front eleva...

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New Cross Fire

New Cross Fire

A fire at a teenagers' birthday party caused the death of 14 young people, 13 at the fire. The 14th victim was Anthony Berbeck, who escaped the fire, but became mentally disturbed and died after fa...

Event, Tragedy

4 memorials
Peter Campbell

Peter Campbell

Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has researched this young man: Peter Desmond Campbell was born on 23 February 1962 and died, aged 18 years, on 18 January 1981 in a fire at party being held at 439 New ...

Person, Tragedy

2 memorials
Gunpowder Plot

Gunpowder Plot

See Guy Fawkes for the story.

Event, Nationalism

1 memorial
Guildhall School of Music - Arne

Guildhall School of Music - Arne

EC4, John Carpenter Street

This complex of buildings was created to house the Guildhall School of Music, who had outgrown their premises at Aldermanbury. Designed b...

1 subject commemorated