Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Halesworth, Suffolk*
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Cringing Cult of Celebrity
- Nina Roe
- Disgraced MP Jonathan Aitken grew up in Magnolia House next to the station.
- Halesworth: Joseph and William Hooker, first and 2nd Directors of Kew garden, Jos. was brewer in Halesworth, son was friend of Charles Darwin. Their house is now dentists
- Nick Griffin - Chairman of the BNP. Local, yes. Hero, no.
- George Lansbury 1859-1940 founder member of the Labour Party, pacifist and grandfather of actress Angela. Born near Halesworth in a cottage on the Bramfield Road. Plaque above Focus Organics marks later home.
Nick Griffin, chairman of ultra right-wing British National Party grew up in Halesworth (says he was born in N. London 1959) and went to St Felix school.
- D'Urban - who founded the City of Durban, South Africa - he lived in Halesworth.
The Founder of the world-famous Kew Gardens in London - he lived in Halesworth. (Can't remember his name, but there is a plaque inside St.Mary's Church).
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Parts of this information have been supplied by: Sam Dunning, john, mikey, ben davidson, nick, MatB, generic, ann daniels, DNB, Steve Last updated: 2008-10-14
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