On This Day 27 May 1887 Francis Fuller died
A surveyor and land agent. the son of John and Sarah Sayer Fuller. His father was then a substantial farmer
Fuller married Mary Ann, daughter of George Drew, a solicitor, at Streatham on 27 July 1837 at St Leonard's; a son, Francis John, was born in 1838, followed by other children, including the suffragist Dora Frances Barrow Montefiore
(Source Hermione Hobhouse)

Image by unknown engraver, pubd 1851 (after Richard Beard)
© National Portrait Gallery, London

On This Day 26 May 1711 Wriothesley Russell died
Only son of Rt. Hon. William Russell, Lord Russell, and Lady Rachel Wriothesley. Paternal grandson of William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford, and Lady Anne Carr. Maternal grandson of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, and Rachel de Massue.

Wriothesley married Elizabeth Howland in 1695, who was a rich heiress and the daughter of John Howland of Streatham. His grandfather the Duke of Bedford, was created Baron Howland shortly after their marriage, with special remainder to Wriothesley and his heirs.

Six children were born of the marriage, with their first two sons dying in infancy. Of the remaining children, both surviving sons became dukes of Bedford, while their daughters were the Duchess of Bridgewater and the Countess of Essex.

Wriothesley died of smallpox at the age of 30, and rests in the Bedford Chapel of the parish Church of St. Michael, Chenies.

​On This Day 25 May 1756 Sir Dudley Ryder died
Lived at "Wood Lodge" Stretham. Lord Chief Justice of the King's bench

Today was the planned Streatham Society tour of the gardens of "Park Hill", home of Sir Henry Tate and the "original' Tate gallery
The tour will be rescheduled and here are some photos of Park Hill on Streatham Common North (now Henry Tate Mews) taken c.1919 for auction catalogue - Bedford Lemere collection

​On This Day 24th May 1813 St Leonard's School opened at the back of the White Lion Public House with 40 boys
The plan was to open the school on Tooting Bec Common next to the Streatham Workhouse. Subscribers were the Duke of Bedford, Earl Coventry, John Kymer, Reverend Hill, Mrs Thrale and the Streatham Cricket Club.
In 1837 there was concern regarding the suitability of a school adjacent to a pub and £1000 was raised to build a new school in Mitcham Lane near to Mrs Kymer's Girls School
In 1961 the school moved to its current location, on the site of Streatham Grammar School.
(Source Tony Pizzoferro and John Brown)

On This Day 23 May 1908 Christina Broom took this photograph of the Royal Family.
Christina Broom, credited as the first female press photographer had a shop and lived in Streatham High Road
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra; King George V; Queen Mary; Princess Victoria of Wales-23 May 1908King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra; King George V; Queen Mary; Princess Victoria of Wales-23 May 1908

South's Cash Stores Moyser Road, Streatham -now Furzedown Project

I'm not sure if the exact dates but I know they were taken during the war. My Dad was brought up in the house, evacuated and brought home before the war ended.
It was called South's Cash Stores. You can just make this out from the pictures. My grandparents were Reynolds (known as Reg) and Edith South. Reg was originally from Battersea.
My Dad stayed in London until the mid 60s in a flat in Streatham High Road (next to the bus depot) and worked for BSM as a driving instructor. My parents moved to Somerset after where I was brought up.
(Martin South)
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On This Day 22 May 1970 the international supermodel Naomi Campbell was born
Happy 50th birthday Naomi
Born in Streatham and lived in Streatham at a number of locations. Attended Dunraven

© Simon Frederick / National Portrait Gallery

​Our ThrowBackThursday for this week
1972 somewhere in Streatham?
(Photo Courtesy Graham Gower)