Hon. Sec. of the Commissioners of the 1890 Bermondsey Library.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
J. Harrison
Commemorated ati
Bermondsey Library - foundation stone
This public library was erected 1890-1. Commissioners: A. Lafone, MP - Chairm...
Other Subjects
Arthur P. H. Stride
Co-churchwarden of Chelsea Old Church in 1958. Andrew Behan has researched this man: Arthur Philip Hickman Stride was born on 23 July 1894 in Wimborne, Dorset, the ninth of the eleven children Ch...
Poplar Town Hall - 1930s
Built by Culpin & Son in 1937-8. Described by Ewart Culpin as 'the first town hall in this country to be erected in the modern style.' Opened by George Lansbury. The listing text is detailed, a...
Edmund Halsey
Born Hertfordshire, a distant relative of Josiah Child. Â Joined the Anchor Brewery as a 'broomstick clerk' and rapidly became Child's son-in-law and partner. Â Ran the brewery 1693-1729. Â MP for Sou...
Dame Heather Rabbatts
Lawyer, business woman and broadcaster. Born Jamaica, came to England aged 3. Chief Executive of London Boroughs of Merton and Lambeth, she has been a campaigner against corruption and for human ri...
E. E. Woods
Alderman in the Borough of Hammersmith in 1948. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man (and found the wonderful photo) : Edward Ernest Woods was born on 13 February 1896 in Chelsea, th...
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