Reverend Edward Blick
Rector of Rotherhithe 1835-67. The old parish church was St Mary the Virgin in St Marychurch Street, Rotherhithe, on the west side of the peninsula. Apparently the area on the other side of the p...
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Christopher Nevinson
Artist. Born Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson in Hampstead, son of Henry Nevinson. He studied at the Slade School of Art alongside Stanley Spencer and Mark Gertler. In WW1 he joined the Royal Arm...
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Henry Nevinson
War correspondent. Born Henry Woodd Nevinson. He reported on the Second Boer War and WW1 and also investigated the slave trade in Angola. In 1907 he was one of the founders of the Men's League for ...
Person, Gender Issues, Journalism / Publishing, Africa, South Africa
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Michael Joseph Torpey
Torpey worked for British Rail at Acton Central station. A highly regarded member of the team who died aged 64.
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W. J. Neatby
William James Neatby was an architect, designer and artist best known for his designs of architectural ceramics and was Doulton and Co.'s chief ceramic designer. In 1890 came to London to join Doul...
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John Dolland
Optician, known for his successful optics business and his patenting and commercialization of achromatic doublets. The business, founded in 1750, became Dollond & Aitchison in 1927, and was su...
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Nevil Maskelyne
Fifth British Astronomer Royal, 1765 - 1811. First person to scientifically measure the mass of the planet Earth. Created The Nautical Almanac. Born London and initially became a Church of Englan...
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John Bird
Mathematical instrument maker, notable for inventing the sextant. He came to London in 1740 where he worked for Jonathan Sisson and George Graham. By 1745, he had his own business in the Strand. Bi...
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