Founded in early June 1841 at a meeting at the Edinburgh Castle public house in the Strand, attended by Henry Mayhew, brewery manager Mark Lemon, and engraver Ebenezer Landells. The first issue was published 17 July. The name Punch probably references Mr Punch of Punch and Judy.
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Punch magazine
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E. V. Knox & Punch
Born 1881, editor of Punch, 1932 - 1949, E. V. Knox (Evoe), essayist and poet...
Henry Mayhew
Henry Mayhew, 1812 - 1887, founder of 'Punch' and author of 'London Labour an...
Mark Lemon
London Borough of Barnet Mark Lemon, co-founder and first editor of "Punch", ...
Virtues - Humour
Lady Diana Cooper as Britannia sits on a lion which clutches a Union Jack shi...
Other Subjects
Sir David Low
Cartoonist and caricaturist. Born David Alexander Cecil Low in Dunedin, New Zealand. He worked for several newspapers, before coming to London and joining the 'Star'. In 1927 he moved to the Evenin...
2 memorials
Henry White
Edited the Sunday Times, from the first edition in 1822.
1 memorial
Candida Lycett-Green
Writer and journalist. John Betjeman's daughter.
1 memorial
Jean-Paul Marat
Physician, political theorist, scientist, radical journalist and politician from the French Revolution. Murdered in his bath by Charlotte Corday.
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Medicine, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, France, Switzerland
1 memorial
William Randolph Hearst
Born San Francisco. A self-made, extremely wealthy newspaper man. The model for Citizen Kane.
1 memorial
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Mary Bradshaw
Born as Mary Marbury. Married John Bradshaw in 1638. He was President of the High Court of Justice for the trial of King Charles I. John died 31 October 1659 and was buried with honours in Westmins...
1 memorial
Poplar firemen
E14, East India Dock Road, 168, Poplar Fire Station
The plaque leads us to believe that all these men were killed in one bombing incident at one location but does not identify the event. We...
Civilian war dead | WW2
16 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
16 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Ron Greenwood
Footballer and football manger. Born at 15 Lennox Street, Worsthorne. near Burnley, Lancashire. As a centre-half he played for various clubs including Brentford and Fulham. After retiring from play...
1 memorial
Graham Greene
Author. Born Henry Graham Greene at St John's, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. After his marriage, he converted to Roman Catholicism, which became a theme in a number of his novels. During the second w...
2 memorials
Dove Bros. Ltd
Builders. Founded in Studd Street, Islington by William Spencer Dove (1793-1869). In 1852 his sons turned the business into a partnership. Builders of the pathology block of St Bartholomew's Hospit...
7 memorials
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