Professional cricketer who played for Surrey 1905-34 and for England in 61 Test matches 1908-30. Born John Berry Hobbs in Cambridge. Knighted 1953. Died at home in Hove.
Our image shows Hobbs c.1920.
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Sir Jack Hobbs
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Hobbs Gates
See Alpha Rail for a close-up photo of these lovely Art Deco gates during the...
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Doggett's Coat and Badge
The prize for a rowing race for Thames watermen. Â Claimed as the oldest race in the world, it was founded by Thomas Doggett in 1715, to commemorate the anniversary of the accession of King George I...
1 memorial
Steve Redgrave
Rower. Â Born Buckinghamshire. Â Won Olympic gold: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 - this man can row! Â But what his connection is to Southwark or the South Bank, we can not discover.
1 memorial
Eton Mission and Eton Manor Clubs
The private boys school Eton College launched a scheme to provide social and religious support to people living in Hackney Wick and to familiarise privileged schoolboys with social conditions in de...
4 memorials
Charlotte Dujardin
Dressage rider, equestrian, and writer. The most successful British dressage rider in the history of the sport and the winner of all major titles and world records in the sport, Dujardin has been d...
1 memorial
Royal Thames Yacht Club
Oldest royal yacht club in the UK (which raises the question of how many are there?)  Also known as the Cumberland Fleet, it was founded by the Duke of Cumberland.  Traditionally the Commodore is a...
1 memorial
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