Dr. Alfred Collett Bartley
Mitcham village doctor. In 1826 he modernised the White House which remained in his family until 1919. A Merton Historical Society Bulletin has "The White House was .... home from about 1820 to .....
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The White House, Mitcham
The listing describes the house as "C18 with exterior of 1826." That 1826 modernising was carried out by Dr. A. C. Bartley Mitcham History Notes quotes a now-dead Merton Borough page as "… became...
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Robert Percy Smith
Robert Percy Smith, known as "Bobus" Smith was a lawyer, MP, and Judge Advocate-General of Bengal, India. Brother of Rev. Sydney Smith. Made his fortune during his 7 years in Bengal. As a governor...
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William Chadwell Mylne
William Chadwell Mylne, FRS was a civil engineer and architect. He was descended from a Scottish family of masons and architects, and was the second son of Robert Mylne, who happened to be surveyor...
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Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Dorothea Lambert Chambers (née Dorothea Katherine Douglass) was a British tennis player. She won seven Wimbledon women's singles titles and a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Born Ealing. D...
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Herbert Schmalz
Herbert Gustave Schmalz was a painter, mainly religious subjects in a Pre-Raphaelite style. His father was a merchant, and later Prussian consul in Newcastle, where Schmalz was born. His maternal g...
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Shoreditch Triangle
What is the "Shoreditch Triangle"? Well, there's a Shoreditch Christmas triangle - an area comprising shops, studios etc in the Shoreditch area; the Shoreditch Design triangle - founded in 2008 to ...
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Enid Marx
Enid Crystal Dorothy Marx, RDI, painter and designer, best known for her industrial textile designs for the London Transport Board and the Utility Furniture Scheme. The first female engraver to be ...
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Calpe House
From their website: "Its purpose is to provide accommodation in London for residents of Gibraltar who are sent to London Hospitals for consultation and/or to receive medical treatment under the Gib...
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Star Brewhouse, Wapping
The Star Brewhouse is shown on John Rocque's map of 1746, situated immediately north of what is now the junction of Wapping High Street and Hilliard's Court. It was first recorded in 1688 and was ...
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