Founded Hamleys toy shop. Born Cornwall.
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Normansfield Asylum
See Lost Hospitals of London for an excellent history of this hospital. Briefly: The White House, a mansion with 5 acres of grounds, was built in 1866. Dr Langdon Down and his wife Mary bought it ...
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Derek Neport
Derek Neport was born on 25 April 1937, the youngest of the six children of James John Neport (1893-1985) and Ellen Martha Neport (1895-1975). His birth was registered as Derrick R. Neport in the 2...
War dead non-military, WW2
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E. H. Shepard
Painter and illustrator, most famously of Winnie the Pooh.   Ernest Howard was born 55 Springfield Road, St John's Wood.  His art school nickname, Kipper, stayed with him for life.  Served in WW1 e...
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Nellie Grace Mansfield
Killed in the WW2 Balham station bombing whilst using the deep level platforms as a bomb shelter. Aged 5.
War dead non-military, WW2
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Sacred Heart School, Hammersmith
The origins of the school date back to a nunnery in 1609. In 1869, Cardinal Manning decided to convert it into a seminary, and had John Francis Bentley (the architect of Westminster Cathedral) draw...
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