Roger Keith 'Syd' Barrett
Musician. Born in Cambridge. He originally trained as a painter, and in 1967 co-founded the group Pink Floyd. He was ousted from the group in April 1968, because of mental illness due to his excess...
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Camille Silvy
Camille-Léon-Louis Silvy was a French photographer, primarily active in London. Born in Nogent-le-Rotrou, France. He became a member of the Société Française de Photographie before moving to Londo...
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C. J. Barwin
Architect active in 1934. We almost certainly have the surname wrong.
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William George Fuller
From the Fullers Buildiers' history page: "William Fuller 1873 – 1930: William succeeded his father while still in his early 20s. His three brothers had all joined the Royal or Merchant Navies, and...
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Fullers Builders
The family date their work in the building trade back to John Fuller (1744 – 1803) of Woodbridge, Suffolk. His great grandson, Edward Fuller (1841-94) was educated in Woodbridge but set up in busin...
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Godwin Lawson
Murder victim. He was a promising footballer, and had won a scholarship at the Oxford United Football Academy. Aged 17 he was visiting two friends in Stamford Hill, when they were attacked by four ...
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Shaquille Smith
From the Guardian: "Shaquille {aged 14} was sitting on a bench in St Thomas's Place, {outside his home} just before midnight on Saturday when he was surrounded by a group of around 15 youths, witne...
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Clara Emma Capell
Wife of Alderman Henry W. Capell, JP, who was Mayor of Hackney 1937-38. Clara Emma Taylor was born on 2 September 1876, the eldest of the seven children of Thomas Henry Taylor and Emma Matilda Tay...
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J. & J. Dean Ltd
J.& J. Dean built one of the houses in the 1911 Romford Garden Suburb exhibition. Companies House has J. & J. Dean (Contracts) Ltd Incorporated on 31 December 1955 and still registered in ...
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Perceval Holt, M.Inst., CE
Hackney's Borough Engineer in 1938. Architect of the Elsdale Street building. Also designed the mid 1930s Public Baths at Hackney Wick in Eastway and the  late 1930s public convenience at the junct...
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