Orator, writer and elocutionist. Born in Covent Garden. It was as a political activist that he became well known. He was tried for treason and spent some time in the Tower of London and Newgate. He was forced to leave London, but eventually reappeared as a successful elocution teacher.
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John Thelwall
John Thelwall, 1764 - 1834, political orator, writer and elocutionist, lived ...
Adventurer and author. Born Venice. First came to London in 1763. Father to two of Teresa Cornelys's children. Died in Bohemia.
Born Calcutta, India. Artist and writer. His father was a civil servant in India and the family moved to England on his retirement. A minor figure in the Pre-Raphaelites, although he exhibited regu...
Person, Art, Literature, India
Novel by Charles Dickens. Originally published in serial form 1843–4. The picture is an ilustration by Fred Barnard from the 1870s.
Written by Herman Melville. First published, in London, in 1851.
Born London. Entertainer and author. Created a number of the great Gilbert and Sullivan roles, including Bunthorne, possibly modelled on Oscar Wilde. With his brother Weedon wrote the comic novel '...
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Ship-owner and philanthropist. Probably born in the family house in Blackwall Yard, Poplar, the son of shipbuilder George Green. After completing his studies, he entered the business which speciali...
Edmund Burke, author and statesman, lived here. B. 1729. D. 1797
We captured this memorial a few years ago (c. 2006) and don't know if it has survived the traffic.
Born Edith Murdoch Tait, daughter of Archibald Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury. 12 November 1878 Married Randall Davidson who went on to become Archbishop of Canterbury.
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