Clock maker.
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John Cranfield
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George Graham
Horologist (clockmaker) and maker of scientific instruments. Born near Carlisle. Joined the Tompion household and workshop in about 1696, married Tompion's niece in 1704 and was taken into partne...
1 memorial
Chelsea College of Art & Design
From their website: "Chelsea College of Arts is one of London's most prestigious art and design colleges." From c.2005 based at the Millbank Prison site.
1 memorial
Madame Tussaud
Born in Strasbourg as Marie Grosholtz. Her mother worked for Dr Curtius, a wax modeller, who taught his skills to Marie. In the French revolution made death masks of the executed nobles and royalty...
2 memorials
John Hutton
Glass engraver. Born New Zealand. Moved to London as a young artist. Best known for work at Coventry Cathedral, where he is buried.
2 memorials
Pamela Colman Smith
A British-American occultist, artist, illustrator, writer and storyteller. Most famous for the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot, first published 1910, she created the standard classic deck of the English-sp...
Person, Art, Craft / Design, Gender Issues, Literature, Paranormal, Jamaica, USA
1 memorial
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Thomas Flamank
Lawyer, born in Bodmin, Cornwall. In 1497, King Henry VII needed to raise money for a war against Scotland, and imposed a country-wide tax. Cornishmen couldn't see that the war was anything to do w...
1 memorial
Michael an Gof
Blacksmith, born in St Keverne, Cornwall. See Thomas Flamank for the story.
1 memorial
BBC Music Day
A UK-wide annual celebration of music that aims to unite communities and generations through their love of music. In 2017 in conjunction with the British Plaque Trust, 47 plaques celebrating a wide...
4 memorials
Sir J. M. Barrie
Playwright and novelist. Born Kirriemuir, Scotland. Moved to London, Bloomsbury, in 1885 for his writing career. Less than 5 foot tall he was not very successful with women and developed a habit of...
5 memorials
Anthony Adolph
Genealogist, writer and broadcaster. Author of a book on Henry Jermyn.
1 memorial
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