Stenton Eardley and Tennyson were good friends and often went on holiday together
Both were subjects of acclaimed photographer Julia Cameron at her home on the Isle of Wight
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The Reverend Stenton Eardley the first vicar of Immanuel Church died On This Day 17th July 1883
Stenton Eardley and Tennyson were good friends and often went on holiday together Both were subjects of acclaimed photographer Julia Cameron at her home on the Isle of Wight
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John Brown and I met Christopher, Annarikka, Sebastian and Max Kingdon. They are visiting Streatham from Stockholm
Christopher's father Peter lived in this house in Woodbourne Ave with his parents Hugh and Gwendolyn in the 1930's. Hugh Kingdon is the man who bought-up the houses between Sternhold and Telford Avenues to set-up the entertainment centre of the Locarno, Gaumont Palace and Streatham Hill Theatre in Streatham. On This Day 16 July 1842 Sir Henry Hick Hocking was born in Streatham
Sir Henry Hicks Hocking (16 July 1842 - 9 June 1907) was a British colonial administrator. He lived with his parents Richard and Elizabeth Hocking in Manor Terrace opposite Thrale Hall in Mitcham Lane (Census 1861) Educated at Hambley House, Streatham (1851 Census) and St John's College, Oxford, where he graduated BA in 1864 and BCL in 1867. He entered the Inner Temple to study law and was called to the bar in 1867. After some years in practice in England Hocking went out to Western Australia where he served as Attorney-General of Western Australia from 1872 to 1879, excepting a period in 1874/5 when he was acting Chief Justice in the absence of Archibald Burt. In 1879/80 he was acting Chief Justice of Gibraltar From 1881 to 1896 he was Attorney General of Jamaica. He was knighted in 1895 The Image shows the location of the house in Manor Terrace PoW card for Cecil Norman Overy of 1 Dahomey Road, Streatham was born On This Day 16th July 1913.
(also recorded at 37 Farm Ave in 1938) Sadly died 30 May 1943 and Memorial Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand Lt Col George Doland MP OBE (on the right) at the opening of the new Town Hall in Wandsworth On This Day 14th July 1937. The story goes that Queen Mary wasn't amused as the key had been mislaid and there was a delay in proceedings. Photo from my family archives (I'm George Dolands Gt Grandson) Thanks Mark Brookes
George Doland became a Mayor Wandsworth and lived in Aldrington Road Streatham and "Jerviston" Streatham Common The opening is recorded on this clip: https://www.londonsscreenarchives.org.uk/title/839?fbclid=IwAR3fwYehSA7wDs-C8W7Ky6vLqRXbeFYaq1HL9mqpCJ-ADvqf32MXRJxPYJM The following information is copied from the World War One Commemorative Website of Alleyn’s School in Dulwich, https://ww1.alleyns.org.uk/boys-n-q/partridge-ht , and we thank Alleyn’s School for allowing us to use the material in this post. |
AuthorMark Bery, Secretary Streatham Society Archives
March 2024
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