Walworth blue plaques
1891-1963
Progressive Headteacher at Walworth's first Comprehensive School, 1947-55
Peckham Emergency Central School, 1940-46 holding both positions with distinction
Organised the feed for all those affected by the bombing of Southwark
Worked here
Voted by the People
Mina Road
London SE1 5UJ
Charles Babbage
1791 to 1871
Mathematical genius, astronomer, inventor and "Father of Computing"
Voted by the People
Larcom Street
London SE17
Charlie Chaplin
1889 to 1977
Walworth-born comic genius
Voted by the People
The corner of Walworth Road and East Street
London SE17
Charlie Drake
Charles Edward Springall
1925-2006
Actor, comedian, and singer know for the popular catchphrase "Hello my darlings"
Lived in Elephant and Castle
Voted by the People
Elephant and Castle
London SE1
East Street Market
Formerly East Lane Market
Moved from Walworth to its current site in 1880 for the construction of an electric tramway
Continuing to serve
Voted by the People
London SE17
George Livesey, Sir
1834 to 1908
Chairman of the South Metropolitan Gas Company and one of Southwark's greatest industrialists
Gave this building to the People
682 Old Kent Road
London SE15 1JF
Henry Cooper, Sir
1934 to 2011
British, European and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion
Trained in the gymnasium of the Thomas a Beckett
Voted by the People
Old Kent Road
London SE1
Michael Faraday
1791 to 1867
Scientific genius and discoverer of electromagnetism
Voted by to the People
London SE17
M. Manze
The oldest surviving eel and pie house
First opened in 1892
Voted by the People
M. Manze
87 Tower Bridge Road
London SE1 4TW
