West Euston Time Bank Purple Poets

Babushka, Bithi Das, Brenda Stevenson, Carol Moon, Eileen Francis, Eppie Caredda, Ferdous Rahman, Serajul Islam Molla, Jean Watt, Kathy Randle, Nahar Islam, Norah Platt, Patsy Futatsugi, Shelagh Beale, Steve Maly ...

Writer-in-Residence
Kim Morrissey
contact details for the Purple Poets

2009 Purple Poets' poster by Urmi Alim and cartoonist Colin Shelbourn



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LOCAL CAMDEN HEROES

PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED OR WORKED
OR  er, PERMENANTLY RESIDE (are buried)
IN THE BOROUGH OF CAMDEN *
AN ON-GOING LIST FOR INSPIRATION,
INCLUDING:

Larry Adler
musician

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
doctor, philanthropist , suffragette and social activist
lived in Gower Street

Alan Bennett
playwright and essayist
West Euston

Joanna Baillie

BARNETT, Dame Henrietta
Canon Samuel BARNETT

BELLO, Andres (1781-1865),
Poet, Jurist, Philologist and Venezuelan Patriot, lived here in 1810.
58 Grafton Way, W1

Jeremy Bentham
philosopher, law reformer and philanthropist
University College London
Universal suffragist and creator of the principle
'the greatest happiness of the greatest number'
of late, a permanent resident of Camden
(The Auto-Icon - Bentham's skeleton  - is preserved in a case
at the end of the South Cloisters of the main building of UCL )
www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/

BERNAL, John Desmond (1901-1971),
Crystallographer, lived and died here.
44 Albert Street, NW1


BETJEMAN, Sir John (1906-1984)
Poet, lived here, 1908-1917
31 Highgate West Hill, Highgate, N6

BLISS, Sir Arthur (1891-1975),
Composer, lived here 1929-1939.
East Heath Lodge, 1 East Heath Road, Hampstead, NW3

Tony Bloor
humanitarian
director of Third Age Project
(poem by Eppie Caredda)

BOULT, Sir Adrian, CH (1889-1983),
Conductor, lived at flat No. 78 1966-1977.
78 Marlborough Mansions, Cannon Hill, West Hampstead, NW6

BRAILSFORD, Henry Noel (1873-1958),
Writer, Champion of Equal and Free Humanity, lived here.
37 Belsize Park Gardens, NW3

BRITTAIN, Vera (1893-1970),
HOLTBY, Winifred (1898-1935),
Writers and Reformers, lived here.
58 Doughty Street, WC1

BROWN, Ford Madox (1821-1893),
Painter, lived here
56 Fortress Road, Kentish Town, NW5

Alan Brownjohn
poet, novelist, journalist, critic, playwright
and public library supporter

Boudica
lawful Queen of the Britons
(usurped and  unlawfully slain)

BUSS, Frances Mary (1827-1894),
Pioneer of Education for Women was Headmistress here 1879-1894.
Camden School for Girls, Sandall Road, NW5 Sila Carron

BUTT, Dame Clara (1873-1936),
Singer, lived here 1901-1929.
7 Harley Road, NW3

Peter Cook
comedian and satirist
plaque in Greek Street reads
"Peter Cook 1937-1995
comedian and "only twin"
co-founded and ran
The Establishment club
here 1961-1964."
also lived in Hampstead.

Thomas Coram
philanthropist
Foundling Hospital
site at Coram's Fields

Charles Dickens
novelist and social reformer
lived in Doughty Street (now site of the Dickens Museum)
and various other sites
including Tavistock Square

Frank Dobson
M.P.
resident of Bloomsbury
(Postcard Poem by Ferdous Rahman)

Gareth Edwards,
writer and tv producer
(former executive producer of WeekEnding)
has produced BBC shows at the Drill Hall Theatre, Chenies Street

FABIAN SOCIETY,
the site of 17 Osnaburgh Street where the FABIAN SOCIETY was founded in 1884.
The White House, Osnaburgh Street, NW1

FAWCETT, Dame Millicent Garrett (1847-1929),
Pioneer of Women's Suffrage, lived and died here.
2 Gower Street, WC1
Elaine Feinstein
poet, translator, novelist, dramatist

FERRIER, Kathleen (1912-1953),
Contralto, lived here.
97 Frognal, Hampstead, NW3

FIRST, Ruth (1925-1982), SLOVO, Joe (1926-1995)
South African Freedom Fighters lived here 1966-1978
13 Lyme Street, NW1

Father Alan Fudge
vicar in Ogle Street
(Camden Postcard Poem by Eppie Caredda)

FREUD, Anna (1895-1982)
Pioneer of Child Psychoanalysis, lived here
1938-1982 and
FREUD, Sigmund (1856-1939),
Founder of Psychoanalysis, lived here in 1938-1939
20 Maresfield Gardens, NW3 >

Roisin Gadelrab
campaigning journalist
Camden New Journal
(Camden Postcard Poem by Fiona Green)

Agnes Garrett,
designer, suffragette and social reformer
lived in Gower Street

Ricky Gervais
comic and satirist
gradate of UCL
once lived in Southhampton Row

Terry Gilliam
python, film director, animator

Karen Givens
nurse and humanitarian
Third Age Project

Mahatma Gandhi
politician and humanitarian
attended UCL

Eric Gordon
editor
Camden New Journal

Jan Groves
YMCA manager
humanitarian
resident of Camden

Nell Gwynn
orange-seller, actress, mistress to Charles 11, wit
lived at Lauderdale House

Rose Hacker
artist, politician, activist and sex therapist
(last residence: Mary Feilding Guild, Highgate)
(Camden Postcard Poem by Kim Morrissey)
(Camden Postcard Poem by Sudeep Sen)

Eileen Hunter
social worker and humanitarian
(Camden Postcard Poem by her daughter, Wendy Richards)

HAMMOND, J.L. and Barbara,
Social Historians, lived here 1906-1913.
'Hollycot', Vale of Health, Hampstead, NW3

HARMSWORTH, Alfred, Viscount Northcliffe (1865-1922),
Journalist and Newspaper Proprietor, lived here.
31 Pandora Road, West Hampstead, NW6

HARRISON, John (1693-1776),
Inventor of the Marine Chronometer, lived and died in a house on this site.
Summit House, Red Lion Square, WC1

HEARTFIELD, John (1891-1968)
Master of Photomontage, lived here 1938-1943
47 Downshire Hill, Hampstead, NW3

Octavia Hill
social reformer and suffragette
connected with the founding of Public Parks
such as St. George's burial ground
and the placing of community art works in Chenies Street Chambers

William Hogarth
artist and satirist
painted murals at the Foundling Hospital

John Howard
Prison Reformer
lived at Great Ormond Street


KARSAVINA, Tamara (1885-1978),
Ballerina, lived here.
108 Frognal, NW3


KEATS, John,
Poet, lived in this house, b.1795, d.1821.
'Keats' House' (Wentworth Place), Keats Grove, Hampstead, NW3


Christine Keeler
(HERO of TAD member Eileen)

KEYNES, John Maynard (1883-1946),
Economist, lived here 1916-1946.
46 Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, WC1

KHAN, Sir Syed Ahmed (1817-1898),
Muslim Reformer and Scholar, lived here 1869-1870.
21 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1

Florence Knight
poet
West Euston


LAMBERT, Constant (1905-1951),
Composer, lived here 1947-1951.
197 Albany Street, Regent's Park, NW1

LAWRENCE, D. H. (1885-1930),
Novelist and Poet, lived here in 1915.
1 Byron Villas, Vale of Health, Hampstead, NW3

LEVER, William Hesketh, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851-1925)
Soap-maker and Philanthropist, lived and died here
Inverforth House, North End Way, NW3

MACDONALD, George (1824-1905)
Story Teller, lived here 1860-1863
20 Albert Street, NW1

MANSFIELD, Katherine (1888-1923),
Writer, and her husband John Middleton MURRY (1889-1957), Critic, lived here.
17 East Heath Road, NW3

Karl Marx
political pilosopher
lived across from the British Museum

MAYHEW, Henry (1812-1887),
Founder of 'Punch' and author of 'London Labour and the London Poor', lived here.
55 Albany Street, NW1

MAZZINI, Giuseppe (1805-1872),
Italian Patriot, lived here.
183 Gower Street, NW1

Niam McAleer
social activist for independent living
Camden Council

John Everett Millais (studio)
PRE-RAPHAELITE BROTHERHOOD, THE
In this house The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded in 1848.
7 Gower Street, WC1
Ophelia poems for JoWOnder project

Bernard Miller
humanitarian, journalist and novelist
constitution expert

Millie Miller
politician, housing expert
Mayor of Camden

MILLER, Lee (1907-1977). Photographer
PENROSE, Sir Roland (1900-1984) Surrealist lived here.
21 Downshire Hill, NW3

MONDRIAN, Piet Cornelis (1872-1944),
Painter, lived here.
60 Parkhill Road, NW3

MOORE, Henry O.M (1898-1986)
Sculptor, lived and worked here 1929-1940
11a Parkhill Road, Hampstead, NW3

Roger Moore
actor
resident of Hamstead
(Camden Postcard Poem by Ferdous Rahman)

Jane Morris
designer and  artist's model
26 Queen's Square

William Morris
artist , designer and social reformer
17 Red Lion Square and 26 Queen's Square

Johnnie Morten
social activist
(Camden Postcard Poem by his daughter Patsy Futatsugi)

NASH, Paul (1889-1946),
Artist, lived in Flat 176 1914-1936.
Queen Alexandra Mansions, Bidborough Street, King's Cross, WC1

'Ophelia'
(inage of Elizabeth Siddal as Ophelia
courtesy John Everett Millais and Jo WONDER)
Postcard Poem by Bithi Das 'Ophelia, This is Your Mother')

Jamie Oliver
chef and food activist
also worked in the restaurants Passione and Rasa Samudra
Charlotte Street
Primrose Hill

ORWELL, George (1903-1950),
Novelist and Political Essayist, lived here.
50 Lawford road, NW5

OSTERBERG, Martina Bergman (1849-1915),
Pioneer of Physical Education for Women, lived and worked here.
1 Broadhurst Gardens, Hampstead, NW6

Michael Palin,
python, traveller, etc.
Gospel Oak

Nicholas Parsons
of BBC's Just A Minute fame
former Resident of Clare Court
ground floor studio flat
Judd Street

PLATH, Sylvia (1932-1963),
Poet lived here 1960-1961.
3 Chalcot Square, Primrose Hill, NW1
(Camden Postcard Poem by  Rita)

Norah Platt
West Euston poet
died 2005
Varndell Street, West Euston

Richard Price
poet
British Library

PRIESTLEY, J.B. (1894-1984),
Novelist, playwright and essayist, lived here.
3 The Grove, Highgate, N6

RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939),
Illustrator, lived here.
16 Chalcot Gardens, NW3

Betty Radice
Penguin editor

William Radice
writer and translator
of Tagore
(Camden Postcard Poem by S.I. Molla)

Kathy Randle
poet and a founding member of the  
Third Age Project and West Euston Time Bank
died 2007, West Euston
(Camden Postcard Poem by S.I. Molla)

RICARDO, Sir Harry (1885-1974)
Mechanical Engineer, was born here
13 Bedford Square, WC1


RIZAL, Dr José (1861-1896),
Writer and National Hero of the Philippines,  lived here.
37 Chalcot Crescent, NW1
(poem-in-progress by Anita and Peter Franscesco)

ROBESON, Paul (1898-1976)
Singer and Actor lived here 1929-1930
The Chestnuts, 1 Branch Hill, NW3

ROBINSON, James (1813-1862)
Pioneer of Anaesthesia and Dentistry
Lived and worked here.
14 Gower Street, WC1

Ellen Mary Rope (Nell)
artist, work still remains
on the wall in Chenies Street Chambers

ROSSETTI, Christina Georgina (1830-1894),
Poet, lived and died here.
30 Torrington Square, WC1

ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel.
In this house lived in 1851
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), Poet and Painter, and from 1856-1859 William MORRIS (1834-1896), Poet and Artist, and Sir Edward C (Coley) BURNE-JONES (1833-1898), Painter.
17 Red Lion Square, WC1

ROY, Ram Mohun (1772-1833),
Indian Scholar and Reformer, lived here.
49 Bedford Square, WC1

RUSSELL, Bertrand (1872-1970)
Philosopher and Campaigner for Peace, lived here in flat no.34, 1911-1916
34 Russell Chambers, Bury Place, WC1

SAYERS, Dorothy L. (1893-1957),
Writer of Detective Stories, lived here 1921-1929.
24 Great James Street, WC1

SCOTT, Sir George Gilbert (1811-1878),
Architect, lived here.
Admiral's House, Admiral's Walk, Hampstead, NW3

SCHOTT, GEOFF
Neurologist and Chronic Pain specialist
(including research papers on migraines)
Pain Management Clinic
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurological Diseases
Queen's Square

Elizabeth Siddal
permanent resident of Highgate Cemetery
in the Rossetti family plot
model for the 'Ophelia' painting by John Everett Millais
The Millais studio  was in Gower Street.
Siddal posed motionless in the bath
for so long the water turned cold, and she caught
a terrible cold!  Dante Gabriel Rossetti threatened to sue Millais.
(hear Richard Niman's short poem
'Does Ophelia Sneeze'  in JoWOnder's Ophelia project)

Aria Sen
(5 minute ice cream demonstrator)
supporter of the Purple Poets
stayed at Chenies Street Chambers
(poem in honour of Aria's Scientific Ice Cream by Bithi Das)

Olive Senior
novelist
lived at Chenies Street Chambers

SHARP, Cecil (1859-1924),
Collector of English folk songs and dances, lived here.
4 Maresfield Gardens, NW3


SHAW, George Bernard,
lived in this house from 1887-1898.
29 Fitzroy Square, W1

SHAW, Richard Norman (1831-1912)
Architect, designed this house, in which he lived, worked and died
6 Ellerdale Road, Hampstead, NW3

SIEBE, Augustus (1788-1872),
Pioneer of the Diving Helmet lived and worked here.
5 Denmark Street, WC2

Mary Shelley
novelist
stayed in Marchmont street

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822),
poet
stayed in Marchmont Street


Shilpa Shetty
actor
resident of Hamstead
(Poem-in-Progress by Ferdous Rahman)


SITWELL, Dame Edith (1887-1964),
Poet, lived here in Flat 42.
Greenhill, Hampstead High Street, NW3

STOPES, MARIE
Medical Educator
Charlotte Street
(HERO OF T.A.D.)

SLOANE, Sir Hans (1660-1753),
Physican and Benefactor of the British Museum, lived here 1695-1742.
4 Bloomsbury Place, WC1
Sir John Soames
architect and philanthropist
Holborn

TAGORE, Rabindranath (1861-1941),
Indian Poet, stayed here in 1912.
3 Villas on the Health, Vale of Heath, Hampstead, NW3
(Camden Postcard Poem by Bithi Das)

Gillian Tindall
historian
Kentish Town

THOMAS, Dylan (1914-1953), Poet, lived here. 54 Delancey Street, NW1 (poem in progress by TAD member Martin) FURTHER READING: My Father's Places : A Portrait of Childhood by Dylan Thomas' daughter : Aeronwy Thomas Published by Constable and Robinson [review by Fiona Green, Camden New Journal 17.09.2009] "I'd like you to come over : I've been told my illness is now in the terminal stages" Aeron said with characteristic, quiet stoicism. Nine years earlier, Llewelyn, her older brother, had broken the same news to me,  in much the same way. "I hope at least to see Hannah's (her daughter) baby born", she continued, "and perhaps even be here for the launch of my book." Aeronwy's memoir,"In My Father's Places" was started in the 1990's as a way of coming to terms with the early loss of her father, the poet, Dylan Thomas. Review by Fiona Green of  an earlier book by same author Camden New Journal 29.03 2007

VENTRIS, Michael (1922-1956),
Architect and Decipherer of Linear B script, lived here.
19 North End, Hampstead, NW3

WAKLEY, Thomas (1795-1862),
Reformer and Founder of 'The Lancet', lived here.
35 Bedford Square, WC1

WEBB, Beatrice (1858-1943) and Sidney WEBB (1859-1947),
Social Scientists and Political Reformers, lived here.
10 Netherhall Gardens, NW3

WELLCOME, Sir Henry (1853-1936),
Pharmacist, Founder of the Wellcome Trust and Foundation, lived here,
6 Gloucester Gate, NW1

WILLAN, Dr Robert (1757-1812),
Dermatologist, lived here.
10 Bloomsbury Square, WC1

Kenneth Williams
comic  genius
57 Marchmont Street
(lived above what is now 'cv hair'
across from the Alara Health Food Shop
official unveiling of blue plaque on 11.10.2009
(Camden Postcard Poet poem by Michael Kielty)


WILLIS, 'Father' Henry (1821-1901),
Organ Builder, lived here.
9 Rochester Terrace, NW1

WOOD, Sir Henry (1869-1944),
Musician, lived here.
4 Elsworthy Road, NW3

WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941),
Novelist and Critic, lived here 1907-1911.
29 Fitzroy Square, W1

WYATT, Thomas Henry (1807-1880),
Architect, lived and died here.
77 Great Russell Street, WC1

YEATS, William Butler (1865-1939),
Irish Poet and Dramatist, lived here.
23 Fitzroy Road, NW1
YEATS ALSO LIVED AT: Woburn Walk


ICONIC HEROES

Camden Mothers
(Camden Postcard Poem by Nurannahar Islam)

Camden Nigerian Carers
(Camden Postcard Poem by Marjorie Pallit)

The Last Bloomsbury Artist
(Camden Postcard Poem by Vincent Berquez)

The Camden Hoodie
(Camden Postcard Poem by Irma Kurtz)

Ophelia
(poems written for JoWOnder's project)

British Women Artists
http://www.britishwomenartists.com


* LAST NAME, first name
indicates the wording of an official
English Heritage blue plaque
at that address.

More noted residents of Camden,
can be found at English Heritage's list of Blue Plaques.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/