45 Norman Grove. E. Sylvia Pankhurst set up the East London Toy Factory and babies nursery in this house and the building in the rear garden, 1914 - 1934.
The factory was financed by Norah Lyle-Smyth (1874 - 1963).
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E3, Norman Grove, 45
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East London Toy Factory
Opened by Sylvia Pankhurst as an answer to the dozens of tiny failing worksho...
Painter, sculptor, photographer and suffragette. Born Norah Veronica Lyle-Smy...
Born in Manchester as Estelle Sylvia, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst. Â Traine...
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East London Toy Factory
The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middle...
Dulwich Picture Gallery Dulwich Picture Gallery, England's very first public art gallery, was founded in 1811 when Sir Francis Bourgeois ...
Sir Bernard Spilsbury, 1877 - 1947, forensic pathologist, lived here, 1912 - 1940. English Heritage
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We note that the plaque, twice refers to 'Angel', not 'the Angel', and realise that we are not sure which usage is correct.
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