Walter Harvey Burgess served as a Labour councillor in Islington for 16 years.
Born in Barking. Died at the Bridgeside Lodge Nursing Home, 61 Wharf Road. His wife, Councillor Janet Burgess, survived him and the memorial tree is close to their home where they had lived since at least 1990.
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Walter (Wally) Burgess
This Cercis Siliquastrum is in memory of Walter (Wally) Burgess, 1940 - 2020,...
Military commander. Born London of Anglo-Irish descent. Served in both world wars. A keen artist (painter and sculptor) as well as a excellent sportsman. We note this because these two attributes a...
Politician. Born London, grandson of John Gurney Hoare, into the banking family, originally Quaker but Catholic by this time. Married Lady Maud Lygon and had their London home at 18 Cadogan Gardens...
Suffragette and martial arts instructor. Born Edith Margaret Williams in Bath. She married William Garrud, a physical culture instructor and in 1899 they were introduced to the art of jiu-jitsu. In...
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One of the managers of the 1873-75 changes at Aske’s Hospital.
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