Nursery nurse. She worked for over forty years at Christ Church School, in Brick Lane, Spitalfields, (the area in which she grew up and lived herself). A popular character, remembered by many for her commitment and dedication to her work. She died, aged 69 years, on 14 January 2013 in London.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Marjorie Hewson
Marjorie 'Marge' Hewson (1943 - 2013) nursery nurse, worked for over 40 years...
Workhouses.org informs that schools for children on Sundays probably happened earlier but the movement started in 1780 when Robert Raikes opened a school in Gloucester.
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 10. Buried in grave 3 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
19475, Duke of Cornwall's L. I. Age 16. I heard the voice of Jesus say come unto me and rest.
One of the 11 "children of England" present on 7th July 1933 when The Princess Royal laid a foundation stone for a nurses home for the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
Killed in the WW2 Balham station bombing whilst using the deep level platforms as a bomb shelter. Aged 14.
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