Born 31 Poultry and died at home in Devonshire Lodge, London.
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Thomas Hood
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Adam, Hood, Galsworthy, Barrie, etc.
Robert Adam, Thomas Hood, John Galsworthy, Sir James Barrie and other eminent...
Thomas Hood
In a house on this site Thomas Hood was born 23rd May 1799. The Corporation ...
Wine Office Court
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
Other Subjects
Bud Flanagan
Born Reuben Weinthrop above his family fried fish shop in Hanbury Street, where the plaque now is. The first half of the Flanagan & Allen double act, with Chesney Allen. These two were also bot...
1 memorial
Spike Milligan
Goon. Born as Terence Alan Milligan near Bombay, India, his father being an Irish soldier who met his wife, Florence Winifred Kettleband, in India. Both parents were amateur, would-be professional,...
7 memorials
Jimmy Edwards DFC
Comedian and comic writer.  Born Barnes.  Achieved national fame as Pa Glum in 'Take It From Here', as the headmaster in 'Whack-O!' and on the radio quiz show that he devised 'Does the Team Think?'...
1 memorial
Michael Bentine
Comedian. Born as Michael James Bentin in Watford, Hertfordshire. He was a co-founder of the Goon Show, but left after the first series to pursue a solo career. His best remembered television progr...
3 memorials
Wilfrid Brambell
Actor Born Dublin. Â Played the 'dirty old man' in the TV series 'Steptoe and Son' with Harry H. Corbett and Paul McCartney's granddad in 'A hard day's night'. Â Died in Westminster.
1 memorial
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