Social researcher and teacher. Born Richard Morris Titmuss at Farm lane, Stopsley, near Luton. He became concerned with the social differences between the north and south of England, publishing 'Poverty and Population' in 1939. In 1942 he was made chair of the London School of Economics, where he transformed the teaching of social work and social workers. Died in the Central Middlesex hospital.
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Richard Titmuss
Richard Titmuss, 1907 - 1973, social scientist lived here, 1951 - 1973. Engli...
Much of the following information comes from the very helpful Gill Clegg's Chiswick History page. 1707 a charity school was founded at St Nicholas church near the river. It expanded until in 1813 ...
Pioneering advocate for women's education and suffrage.  Born Nottingham.  Studied at Bedford College, and then Girton College, Cambridge.  Taught classics for income and wrote influentially on wom...
The school was founded 1688. This building was constructed in 1709 and was used by the school until 1926. Purchased by the National Trust in 1954 who use it as a gift shop and information centre.
Founded by Henry Leeke. Was in a building on Tooley Street from 1855 - 1967. The school has been on a number of sites in the area - see the school's history page for details. It is now in Orping...
Studied at Queen Mary University and in 1997 became the first Muslim headteacher of a state school, Plashet School for Girls in East Ham.
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