Lionel Stanhope

Lionel Stanhope

South London artist who has created work similar to the Charlton Athletic mural all over south-east London and Kent, e.g. Brockley, Hither Green, Lee, Forest Hill and Plumstead. He has completed ov...

Person, Art

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Edward Monson, Jnr

Edward Monson, Jnr

This Edward Monson would have been 40 when St Albans was built. His father (Edward Monson) was a civil engineer. and junior's architect son, Edward Charles Philip Monson would have been 15. So we a...

Person, Architecture

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Rev. George Henley Manbey

Rev. George Henley Manbey

Vicar-designate of St Albans Chiswick in 1887. From The Life and Death of Andy Ducat by Jonathan Northall (pdf):   "... Crompton House School which would later become Southend Grammar School. Crom...

Person, Religion

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Saint Alban

Saint Alban

Venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr. Traditionally believed to have been beheaded in Verulamium (modern St Albans) sometime during the 3rd or 4th century. His attributes are: ...

Person, Religion

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Gavin Turk

Gavin Turk

Artist. Born Guildford. One of the Young British Artists.

Person, Art

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Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst

Artist. Born Damien Steven Brennan in Bristol and grew up in Leeds. One of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK in the 1990s. In 2024, reportedly the UK's richest...

Person, Art

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Fanny Wilkinson

Fanny Wilkinson

Fanny Rollo Wilkinson was the first professional female landscape designer in Britain. Designed many of London's open spaces. Born Manchester. By the end of 1883 she had completed an 18-month cour...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Gender Issues

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Lord Lyndhurst

Lord Lyndhurst

Lawyer and politician. Born John Singleton Copley in Boston, Massachusetts and brought to England aged 3. He served as an MP for several constituencies and was Lord Chancellor three times. As solic...

Person, Law, Politics & Administration, USA

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