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John Raphael

30/4/2022

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John Raphael was born On This Day 30 April 1882. He lived at 52 Gleneagle Road

John Edward Raphael (30 April 1882 – 11 June 1917) was a Belgian-born sportsman who was capped nine times for England at rugby union and played first-class cricket with Surrey.

He was a Barrister by profession and a Liberal politician.

Raphael was Jewish and the son of multi-millionaire financier Albert Raphael, who was part of a banking dynasty that in the 1920s rivalled the Rothschild family John Raphael was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and St John's College, Oxford.
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In January 2021, one of the eight pastoral Houses at Merchant Taylors' was re-named in his honour.
In World War I Raphael served with the King's Royal Rifle Corps as a Lieutenant and died of wounds in 1917 at the Battle of Messines, while fighting in the country of his birth.
Images courtesy Kevin Kelly.
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DJ Tony Williams

30/4/2022

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Tony Williams died On This Day 30 April 2018
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One of Britain's leading Reggae music DJs, Tony Williams, died on the 30th April 2018. For many years he lived in Covington Way in Streatham and was one of our town’s most famous disc jockeys along with the veteran broadcaster David Jacobs who died in 2013. (John W Brown and Image David 'Ram Jam" Rodigan)
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Streatham plane crash On This Day 29 April 1917- Frank Nelham Clark

29/4/2022

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Streatham plane crash On This Day 29 April 1917

Frank Nelham Clark's plane crashed in Leigham Court Road, Streatham on 29th April 1917 and he was killed.

He clipped some trees and the chimney of his parents house as he was flying low trying to find somewhere to land. The family lived at the "Knowle" which had a 1 acre garden so it was possible he was trying to land in the garden
He was born in Streatham (family lived at "Guestling", Thornlaw Road,) and he is buried at West Norwood Cemetery in a CWGC plot.
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Following from Dulwich College
Frank started at Dulwich Prep in 1906, and was a student there until the end of 1910, starting at the College in January of 1911, going on to become a member of the Gymnastic VI in both 1913 & 14, as well as a highly regarded swimmer – a skill he would later use on two separate occasions to save fellow cadets from drowning.
He left in the summer of 1914 and soon after the outbreak of War joined the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps, eventually being not only promoted to the rank of Lance-Corporal, but also a fully qualified instructor.
In September 1916, upon taking his commission, he requested to join the Royal Flying Corps in order to train as a pilot. During his training he acquired the nickname ‘Bubbles’ as a result of “his youth, his clear outlook on life & his cheery spirits”.
On April 26th 1917 he fully qualified, earning his ‘wings’, and was due to go across to France to join No. 56 Squadron, under Major Blomfield. Unfortunately however a mere 3 days after fully qualifying, whilst flying across London to Wallington his aeroplane struck a tree and a chimney stack before crashing and bursting into flames.
Tragically the accident had taken place mere yards from his home, and his parents were amongst the first on the scene, with his father being the one to pull him from the burning wreckage of his plane; despite their best efforts his injuries were so severe that he passed away that evening in a nearby nursing home. He was the second of four Clark brothers to attend the College, of whom he was the only one to fall in service.
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Klaus Voormann of Manfred Mann who did artwork  for the Beatles

29/4/2022

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Klaus Voormann was born On This Day 29th April 1938 in Germany. He is a former Streatham resident
Bassist for Manfred Mann from 1966 to 1969, and performed as a session muscician on a host of recordings, including "You're so Vain" by Carly Simons, Lou Reed's Transformer album, and on many recordings of the former members of the Beatles

Voormann's association with The Beatles dates back to their time in Hamburg in the early 1960s. He lived in the band's London flat with George Harison and Ringo Starr. He designed the cover of their album Revolver for which he won a Grammy Award.

In the 1990s, he designed the artwork for The Beatles Anthology albums and he designed artwork for many bands, including Harry Nilsson, the Bee Gees and Wet Wet Wet

https://www.theguardian.com/.../klaus-voormann-beatles...
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-klaus-voorman-of-the...
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Anyone have any further information on where he lived in Streatham?
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John Southward

28/4/2022

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On This Day 28 April 1840 the painter and writer John Southward was born, the son of Jackson Southward, printer, of Liverpool. He is recorded living at 153 Gleneagle Road in 1901

Southward became recognized as the leading authority on the history and processes of printing. His Dictionary of Typography and its Accessory Arts, after being issued as monthly supplements to the Printers' Register, was published as a book in 1872

Southward also published Authorship and Publication, a technical guide for authors, in 1881, and Artistic Printing: a Supplement to Practical Printing
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Southward was active in philanthropic work and in 1888 founded, and for a short time edited, a monthly paper called Charity. During his later years he lived at Streatham, and died at St Thomas's Hospital, London, after an operation, on 9 July 1902. He was buried in Norwood cemetery.
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Our ThrowBackThursday for this week. Thrale Road Streatham c.1912

28/4/2022

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This postcard shows the view along Thrale Road looking north from the junction with Penwortham Road. The estate agency run by Charles Tinniswood can be clearly seen on the northern side of the junction. Thrale Road was developed on the western edge of the Streatham Park Estate which was the home of the Thrale family after whom the road is named. In the latter half of the 18th century

Streatham Park became a fashionable centre for society and here Henry Thrale and his wife, Hester, entertained the leading luminaries of the day, including David Garrick, Edmund Burke, Oliver Goldsmith, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Dr. Samuel Johnson. The estate was sold in 1863 and the fine old mansion was demolished and land given over for development. Thrale Road, formerly known as Green Lane, was laid out in 1888 and a number of large, impressive Victorian houses were erected here.
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(John W Brown and Photo Courtesy Frances Partridge Collection)

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W H Smith Streatham - Norwood News On This Day Friday 28 April 1961

28/4/2022

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James Kerhaw MP

27/4/2022

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On This Day 27th April 1864 James Kershaw MP died at Manor House Streatham

British cotton mill owner and Liberal MP, associated with the Anti-Corn Law League.

He rose from being a clerk for the cotton-spinning company of Lees, Millington & Cullender, of Manchester, to a partner and then head of Kershaw, Lees & Sidebottom, mill owners of Manchester.
He was instrumental in obtaining the municipal franchise of Manchester as a borough in 1838, and was its Mayor between 1842 and 1843, and later became the MP for Stockport from 1847 until his death.
He died at his home in Streatham, and was buried in West Norwood Cemetery where his ornate Gothic tomb by Alfred Waterhouse (architect of the Natural History Museum, London and Manchester Town Hall) is listed Grade II.
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(Image 1 Illustrated London News 07 May 1864 © Illustrated London News Group Image 2 © National Portrait Gallery -Creative Commons License)
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Conchita Montes at the Streatham Hill Theatre

27/4/2022

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Spain's leading actress Conchita Montes to star at Streatham Hill Theatre in El Baile On This Day 27 April 1956
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Image © Reach PLC. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
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The Royal Conjurer- Charles Bertram

26/4/2022

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Charles Bertram was born On This Day 26 April 1853. A resident of 41 Christchurch Road
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Charles Bertram (26 April 1853 – 28 February 1907) was a British magician known as "The Royal Conjurer" as he performed for royalty

More information https://travsd.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/charles-bertram/
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