Eccentric landlady of the Turk's Head Wapping during WW2 - stayed open all hours for service personnel seeking news of their loved ones.
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Mog Murphy
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Turk's Head - Wapping - 2
Welcome to the Turk's Head This former public house has a special history. D...
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Walter Scrimgeour
Extremely rich stockbroker. He bought Parkfield from his brother-in-law, Alan Block, when his own home at nearby no. 6 The Grove became too small for his eight children. He then bought the neighbou...
1 memorial
Pasqua Rosee's Head
First London coffee house, opened by Pasqua Rosée. The Telegraph produced a good article about coffee houses in London.
1 memorial
Theodore H. Bryant
Co-owner and director of the Bryant and May match factory.
1 memorial
Joseph da Costa Andrade
This person's grave was destroyed by a WW2 bomb. The name is on the south-west face of the pedestal. Joseph da Costa Andrade was born circa 1836 in London. He was the fifth of the eleven children ...
1 memorial
Wimpole Street Post Office
This was at the southern end of Wimpole Street, on the east side. The Royal Society of Medicine website tells us: "Once again 1 Wimpole Street was given a major refurbishment between 1982 – 86 ......
1 memorial
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World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
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