Person    | Male  Born 30/11/1809  Died 23/5/1870

Mark Lemon

Co-founder and first editor of "Punch". Born Oxford Street. Aged 8, when his father died he was sent to live with his paternal grandparents at Church Farm House. Also founded "The Field" and was involved in the "Illustrated London News". Actor and successful playwright. Died Crawley.

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Mark Lemon

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Mark Lemon

London Borough of Barnet Mark Lemon, co-founder and first editor of "Punch", ...

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James Wilson

James Wilson

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Person, Economist, Industry, Journalism / Publishing, India, Scotland

1 memorial
Novello family

Novello family

Musicians, singers and music publishers. Occupied 69 Meard Street, 1834-1898. Father Vincent born 1781. Not related to Ivor.  The publishing company is now part of the Music Sales Group. Had print...

Group, Journalism / Publishing, Music / songs

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Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace

Prolific writer: crime, novels, journalism, plays films. Born 7 Ashburnham Grove, Greenwich to an unmarried mother.  Adopted by a Billingsgate fish porter and wife.  Aged 18 joined the army medical...

Person, Cinema, Journalism / Publishing, Literature, Theatre

2 memorials
Chris Brasher

Chris Brasher

Athlete and journalist. Born Christopher William Brasher in Georgetown, Guyana. He was one of the pacemakers for Roger Bannister when he broke the four-minute mile barrier in 1954. He pioneered the...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Sport / Games, South America

1 memorial
Charles Prestwich Scott

Charles Prestwich Scott

Born Bath, Somerset. Editor and eventually proprietor of the Manchester Guardian. He was a Liberal member of parliament from 1895 to 1905 and embraced the causes of female suffrage and a Jewish nat...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Walenty Pyrel

Walenty Pyrel

Born Poland.  Came to England aged 5.  

Person, Sculpture, Poland

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Men from Whitbread & Co lost in WW1 & WW2

Our picture shows the Chiswell Street brewery in the years just before WW1.

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1 memorial
F. Rivett
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Gnr. W. R. Stinchcombe
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1 memorial
Whitworth at IC

Whitworth at IC

SW7, Prince Consort Road, Imperial College

This building, the Royal School of Mines, (1906, Aston Webb). has 34 memorials: a foundation stone, 2 busts and 30 scientists' surnames p...

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