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Housing reformer and surveyor Irene Barclay is recognised with a blue plaque. In May 1922, Irene Barclay became the first woman to qualify as a chartered surveyor in Britain. 1A St Martin's House, Polygon Road marks the address of the office in Somers Town where she created models for community living and was instrumental in the building of nearly 1,000 new homes.
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Housing reformer and surveyor Irene Barclay is recognised with a blue plaque. In May 1922, Irene Barclay became the first woman to qualify as a chartered surveyor in Britain. 1A St Martin's House, Polygon Road marks the address of the office in Somers Town where she created models for community living and was instrumental in the building of nearly 1,000 new homes.
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Christine Granville, born Krystyna Skarbek, was one of the most remarkable secret agents of the Second World War, undertaking many successful missions and saving countless lives.
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Blue plaque commemorating the playwright John Osborne at 53 Caithness Road in Hammersmith, London, W14 0JD, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
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The Ayahs’ Home, which housed women who served British families in Asia as children’s nannies, nursemaids and ladies’ maids, is commemorated with a blue plaque at 26 King Edward’s Road, Hackney, where it was based from 1900 to 1921.
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The Ayahs’ Home, which housed women who served British families in Asia as children’s nannies, nursemaids and ladies’ maids, is commemorated with a blue plaque at 26 King Edward’s Road, Hackney, where it was based from 1900 to 1921.
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How Dover Castle became the Key of England – the Great Siege of 1216
Eight hundred years ago, Dover Castle was crucial in defending England against invasion. Charles Kightly explains the history of Dover Castle's Great Siege.
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Death and Burial Rites on Hadrian’s Wall
As part of the new exhibition at Birdoswald on Hadrian's Wall, experts from English Heritage and Historic England have analysed Roman burial urns found at Birdoswald for the first time - and what they found was totally unexpected.
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The Ayahs’ Home, which housed women who served British families in Asia as children’s nannies, nursemaids and ladies’ maids, is commemorated with a blue plaque at 26 King Edward’s Road, Hackney, where it was based from 1900 to 1921.
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BUXTON, Sir Thomas Fowell (1786–1845)
The anti-slavery campaigner and social reformer Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton is commemorated at the Directors’ House, Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London, his main home from 1808 until 1815.