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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John Walter
Publisher, born in London.(His year of birth is approximate). Originally he was a coal merchant and played a leading part in establishing a Coal Exchange in London. In 1782 he purchased a patent fo...
1 memorial
Edmund Clerihew Bentley
Humourist and writer. Born in Shepherd's Bush, he invented the verse form which took his middle name (his mother's maiden name), and is a four-line nonsense poem about a famous person; an example b...
1 memorial
James Hall (writer)
Writer and journalist. James Hall started the campaign to commemorate the first recording studio after he chanced upon it while researching his novel, The Industry Of Human Happiness, set in the ea...
1 memorial
Sir William Howard Russell
War correspondent. Born near Dublin. 1841 began in journalism, came to London, studied for the bar and became attached to The Times. As a war reporter he covered: the Crimean War, the Indian Rebell...
1 memorial
Rupert Murdoch
Co-funder of the Reagan statue in Grosvenor Square. An Australian/American media mogul.
2 memorials
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W1, Grosvenor Square, 44, Millennium Hotel
This is a small plaque, rather cheap-looking, in contrast to the substantial well-polished brass plaque on the other side of the lobby in...
9 subjects commemorated,
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Wat Tyler
Leader of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Killed at Smithfield by the Mayor of London, William Walworth.
3 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
John Christopher Bowles
This Metropolitan Benefit Societies asylum was founded by John Christopher Bowles in 1829 and successfully raised by his untiring efforts for the good of his brethren.
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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