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Person    | Male  Born 21/2/1859  Died 7/5/1940

George Lansbury

George Lansbury

Born Suffolk. Member of the Poplar Borough Council 1903 - 1940, Mayor 1919 - 20 & 1936 - 37.  Member of Parliament, Minister of the Crown, Privy Councillor. Leader of the Labour Party 1932 - 35. Supporter of female suffrage and worked closely with Sylvia Pankhurst. It was as First Commissioner of Works that he constructed the Lido on the Serpentine and also initiated some respect for historic buildings. His son, Edgar, married first Minnie and then with his second wife fathered the actor Angela Lansbury (1925 -2022). George's daughter, Daisy, was mother to (of Clangers fame).

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Fawcett frieze - 19, Lansbury x 2

George was Minnie's father-in-law. Minnie's date of death is here given as 19...

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George Lansbury - E14

Near this place on July 29th 1921 George Lansbury led the people and councill...

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George Lansbury - plaque

39 Bow Road. A tribute to George Lansbury who lived for 23 years in the house...

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George Lansbury - Serpentine

George Lansbury, 1859 -1940, who made this bathing-shore for our enjoyment.

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George Lansbury - stone

George Lansbury, 1859 - 1940, Member of the Poplar Borough Council, 1903 - 19...

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Elfin Oak

For hundreds of years, no one knows for how many, this tree lived its life qu...

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Daily Courant

Daily Courant

First daily newspaper to be published in England. Published by Elixabeth Mallet from rooms above the White Hart in Fleet Street. 2022: Londonist, rightly, draws attention to the fact that this, Br...

Media, Journalism / Publishing

2 memorials
Evening Standard

Evening Standard

Founded as The Standard it was first printed at 5 New Bridge Street, Blackfriars. May 2024: Londonist reported: "Evening Standard To End Its Daily Newspaper ... the Standard's new-look weekly will...

Group, Journalism / Publishing

3 memorials
Joseph Whitaker

Joseph Whitaker

Born in London, apprenticed to a bookseller aged fourteen. With experience of a number of firms he set up his own publishing business. 1858 launched The Bookseller. 1869 published the first issue o...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Richard Church

Richard Church

Poet and writer. Born Richard Thomas Church in Battersea. He worked as a civil servant, before taking up writing full-time in 1933. His poems include 'Solstices', 'A House in Winter' and 'The Man W...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Poetry

1 memorial
Kate Adie

Kate Adie

Born Northumberland.  Journalist and broadcaster for the BBC, known for her work as a war correspondent.

Person, Journalism / Publishing, TV & Radio

1 memorial