Supporters of the Rochester Square Spiritualist Temple.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Hannen Swaffer and Mrs Swaffer
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Other Subjects
Alfred Russel Wallace
Explorer and naturalist.  Born Monmouthshire (which, if we can believe Wikipedia, between 1542 and 1974 was not definitively in either Wales or England).  Joined the family surveying business and l...
Person, Paranormal, Science, Malaysia, Singapore, South America, Wales
1 memorial
Garrick Theatre
Built for W S Gilbert in 1889, the Garrick Theatre has continued to thrive largely on a mixed diet of comedy, comedy-drama and farce. The theatre is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of actor mana...
1 memorial
Robert Owen (philanthropist)
Socialist and philanthropist, father of the Co-operative movement. Born Wales. Learned the fabric trade and in 1784 was in London working for a retailer. But he quickly moved to Manchester where he...
Person, Industry, Paranormal, Philanthropy, Social Welfare, Scotland, USA, Wales
1 memorial
Harry Houdini
Escape artist.  Born Erik Weisz in Budapest.  Later names include: Ehrich Weiss, Harry Weiss.  The family moved to the US in 1878. He had a very close relationship with his mother, to whom he alwa...
1 memorial
Sir William Crookes
Chemist, physicist and science journalist. Born 143 Regent Street, presumably in a residential apartment above his father's gentlemen's outfitters shop in the Nash-designed terraces. Worked on spec...
1 memorial
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