Carol Paula Chapman
Trustee, fundraiser and volunteer of the Charles Dickens Museum. The 2004 book 'Shakespeare's Non-Standard English: A Dictionary of His Informal Language' by Norman Francis Blake was dedicated "In...
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Ashton 'Tailor' Charles
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. "Trinidadian costume-maker Ashton Charles began creating traditional 'fancy sailor' costumes for children." Source: The Standard. NH Carnival ldn...
Person, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design, Caribbean Islands
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Tony 'Cowboy' Charles
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. At the British Association of Steelbands (BAS) 7th Annual Awards, in 2005, Tony 'Cowboy' Charles was presented with the award for 'contribution to...
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The inhabitants of Charlton
Charlton is an area of South-East London which still retains the feel of a village. Daniel Defoe described it as: 'A village famous, or rather infamous for the yearly collected rabble of mad-people...
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Chelsea Society
The Chelsea Society was founded by the Chelsea author Reginald Blunt, with the aim of protecting the historical fabric of Chelsea and of influencing future environmental changes.
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Ralph Cherrie
Bass/steel pan player, one of the many founders of the Notting Hill Carnival. c.1966 he and his brother Max Cherrie joined the Russ Henderson Steel Band. Father of steel pan player, Mark Cherrie. ...
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Chingford Mount Cemetery
Laid out on the site of the house and grounds of Caroline Mount, it was opened as a sister site to the already established Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington (see Abney House and Park). Among ...
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Chislehurst Society
Community group concerned with improving local amenities, and conserving the green belt and National Trust land.
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Mrs Gay Christiansen
Founder of the Kensington Society, lived at 18 Kensington Square. When she failed to stop the replacement of some houses in Young Street with an aggressively modern multi-storey car park she formed...
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Christmas cards
The first card was designed by John Horsley. Â The Mail has some pictures of early Christmas cards.
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