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Crime and Drama

  • 5 Northwick Terrace & Agatha Christie

    5 Northwick Terrace & Agatha Christie

    Agatha Miller was born in 1890 into a wealthy family in Torquay, Devon. She received a home education and was ...
  • Attempted Murder 1887

    Attempted Murder 1887

    Acacia Road
  • Criminal connections

    Criminal connections

    The Great Train Robbery and the A6 murder
  • Death of a Woman at St John's Wood 1881

    Death of a Woman at St John's Wood 1881

    Morning Post 4 January 1881
  • Edith Tudor-Hart  (née Suschitzky) 1908 - 1973

    Edith Tudor-Hart (née Suschitzky) 1908 - 1973

    The "grandmother" of the Cambridge spy network
  • History of the police station in St John's Wood including  David Niccol's Memories of serving  there at the end of the 20th century

    History of the police station in St John's Wood including David Niccol's Memories of serving there at the end of the 20th century

    St John’s Wood police station in New Street (Portland Town) was established by the time of the 1851 census  when ...
  • Life in St John's Wood 1892

    Life in St John's Wood 1892

    Reynolds's Newspaper 25 December 1892
  • Lisson Grove Scandal 1885

    Lisson Grove Scandal 1885

    The story of Eliza Armstrong
  • Murders in St John's Wood 1890 and 1949

    Murders in St John's Wood 1890 and 1949

    The pram murders of 1890
  • Spiritual Orbs behind 12 Finchley Road in 2016

    Spiritual Orbs behind 12 Finchley Road in 2016

    Office Orbs
  • St John's Wood - an abode of spies

    St John's Wood - an abode of spies

      Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and Edith Tudor Hart In August 1934  two Cambridge graduates  met for supper in a flat at ...
  • St John's Wood Mystery 1899

    St John's Wood Mystery 1899

    An old man charged with killing his wife (Lloyds Weekly 30 April 1899)
  • The Blenheim Hotel

    The Blenheim Hotel

    Scene of a shocking murder
  • The day Parliament burned down 1834

    The day Parliament burned down 1834

    16 October 1834
  • The Suspicious Death at St Johns Wood 1865

    The Suspicious Death at St Johns Wood 1865

    Morning Post 18 July 1865
  • Three terrifying days in St John's Wood 1874, 1973 and 1982

    Three terrifying days in St John's Wood 1874, 1973 and 1982

    10 October 1874, 30 December 1973 and 20 July 1982
  • Tragedy in Regents Park 1867

    Tragedy in Regents Park 1867

    the great skating disaster
  • Vulgar brawl at Lord's in 1873

    Vulgar brawl at Lord's in 1873

    The Eton – Harrow cricket match at Lords in July 1873 ended in a vulgar brawl and police had to ...
Memories
  • 33 Hamilton Terrace
  • Charlotte Halliday -Childhood in NW8
  • Childhood in St John's Wood - extracts from "Southwards from Swiss Cottage"
  • History of the police station in St John's Wood including David Niccol's Memories of serving there at the end of the 20th century
  • Israel and Edith Zangwill- a pro-feminist couple
  • Success to Queen Caroline 1820
  • The Story of St Johns Wood
  • World War 2
  • Blue Plaques and Plaques of Other Colours
  • Mansion Blocks
  • Personal Memories
  • Crime and Drama
  • World War 1 and World War 2
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