First school in England for the education of the deaf.  Established  by Thomas Braidwood. On old maps one can see a large house just a little to the north of the plaque location but we can find n...
Established an early school for the deaf. Â Born Scotland. Set up as a teacher in Edinburgh and then, following his successful tuition of a deaf boy, in 1760 he specialised in teaching deaf children...
Clive Brian was born on 13 December 1939, the son of Frank Brain (1909-1969) and Nora Maude Brain née Fairweather (1907-1976). His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1940 in the Surrey Sout...
Bridewell Palace was given by Edward VI in 1553 to the City of London to house this school, founded by royal charter in the same year.  In 1867 the school moved to Surrey and changed its name to Ki...
STCG62 gives the history of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia in Sri Lanka. W. A. Buck arrived in September 1896 to be the Warden. "The Rev. W. A. Buck was educated at Merchant Taylors’ and won a C...
Pioneer of education for women. Born London. Headmistress at Camden School, 1879 - 1894. Â The Kentish Towner has a history of the school. Â Died at home, 87 King Henry's Road, Hampstead.
Born as Anne Isabella Milbanke, sometimes known as Annabella, an heiress in her own right. Unusually well-educated. An unwise marriage to Lord Byron in January 1815 lasted only a year but did produ...
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