Beryl Swain, 22 January 1936 - 15 May 2007, the first woman to ride solo in the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race, lived here from 1962 to 1963.
Waltham Forest Heritage.
E17, Grosvenor Park Road, 18
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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Beryl Swain
Motorcycle road racer. Born Beryl Tolman. In 1962 she was the first woman to ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Beryl Swain
Formed in 1965 from the joining of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.
London County Council Arnold Bennett, 1867 - 1931, novelist, lived here.
Vannessa Stephen, Vanessa Bell, 1879-1961, artist, born and lived here until 1904.
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Here, in early life, lived John Henry Cardinal Newman. Born 1801 : Died 1890.
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