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'Prima ballerina' Anna Pavlova died #OTD 23rd January 1931 in The Hague. She appeared at the Streatham Hill Theatre in September 1930
NPG Ax160382 © National Portrait Gallery, London.#StreathamHistory #Pavlova #StreathamHillTheatre #ballet
Sir Thomas Scawen died #OTD 22 September 1730. Merchant, financier and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons 1708 - 1722. Governor of the Bank of England.
Lived at Russell House #StreathamHistory #Furzedown #Streatham
#OTD 1 August 1944 at 7am a V1 (doodlebug) fell on 150 Leigham Court Rd and destroyed 150 and 152. Minor casualties in area
152 -Stan Lupino lived with his family including, Hollywood film star Ida Lupino. #StreathamHistory #Lupino #DailyIda #Furzedown #Doodlebug
#OTD 17th April 1891 the Tate Library in Streatham was officially opened
Designed by the architect who also designed the Tate Gallery, Sydney R.Smith. #StreathamHistory #StreathanArcitect #Tate #Furzedown #Streatham
#OTD 30 January 1849 the artist Peter de Wint died.
He painted Streatham Commmon looking west, with Streatham Common North on the right. B/W photograph of a painting by Peter de Wint #StreathamHistory #StreathamArtist #Furzedown #StreathamCommon #deWint #StreathamCommon
" The Spirit of Christmas" in the Christmas edition of the Illustrated London News in 1920
The artist is Streatham-born Arthur Butcher of 188 Wellfield Rd born #OTD 16th January 1889 #StreathamHistory #ArthurButcher #Furzedown #Illustrator #Streatham
This appeared in the Bell's New Weekly Messenger #OTD 10 January 1841 At 5am thunderstorm and lightening raged for an hour and a half. The spire of St Leonard's was stuck by "electric fluid" and caught fire.
#StreathamHistory #Furzedown #Streatham #Thunder #Lightening
#OTD 6th December 2012 Huw Lloyd Langton of Hawkwind died.
Former teacher at Dunraven and lived in Mount Ephraim Road (?) #StreathamHistory @Dunraven_School #Hawkwind #Streatham #Furzedown
#OTD 17 November each year Elizabeth Howland gifted £2 pa to be paid for the preaching of a sermon at St Leonards more...https://t.co/jXaH1HkaFp #StreathamHistory #Howlandsermon #DukeofBedford #Furzedown #Streatham #StLeonards
Chess Grand Master Isidor Arthur Gunsberg was born #OTD 1 November 1854. Died at his home at 4 Woodfield Ave and buried at Streatham Park Cemetery. A cue for our next talk (free) and book launch at St Leonard's Church 7:30pm 2 Nov. #ChessHistory #StreathamHistory #BrixtonHistory