Born San Francisco.
A self-made, extremely wealthy newspaper man. The model for Citizen Kane.
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William Randolph Hearst
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Eagle Squadrons
{On the front of the pillar, facing north, into the square, below a carved im...
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Punch magazine
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 wa...
4 memorials
Scipio Africanus Mussabini
Athletics coach. Born Scipio Arnaud Godolphin Mussabini at 6 Collyer Buildings, Blackheath Hill, Lewisham. He was educated in France and initially worked as a journalist. He changed his first names...
1 memorial
Proprietors of the Quiver
The Quiver was "a magazine for Sunday and general reading" published around 1876-1925 in New York and London.
1 memorial
News Shopper
A local newspaper in South London and Kent, once owned by Rupert Murdoch.
1 memorial
Frederic George Stephens
Born 10th October 1827, Walworth. Art critic and historian. He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1844 where he met Millais and Holman Hunt with whom he joined to found the Pre-Raphaelite Broth...
1 memorial
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Eagle Squadrons
W1, Grosvenor Square
{On the front of the pillar, facing north, into the square, below a carved image with "E. S." and a spread eagle clutching arrows in its ...
War dead, War served | WW2, Other war
291 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
291 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Toynbee Housing Society
Toynbee Housing Association (which we guess is its new name) was created out of activities at Toynbee Hall.
1 memorial
Wandsworth Fire Station
The display stand that forms part of the memorial contains a picture of this building shortly after the fire, but the glazing makes it difficult to photograph so we are using a picture of the build...
2 memorials
Auxiliary Fireman Reginald Bruce Wakeman
From the Sub Fire Station 6W, Cheyne Place. Died in a fire which took the lives of seven firemen, known as "The Wednesday". Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Reginald ...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Admiral Sir Caspar John
Born 18 Fitzroy Street. Pioneer in the fleet air arm. British first sea lord from 1960 -1963. Invested as Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) 1960. Died Hayle, Cornwall.
1 memorial
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