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Tom Vernon (football Academy Founder)
Tom Vernon (23 April 1939 – 11 September 2013) was a British broadcaster and writer, best known as the titular "Fat Man" of a number of popular travelogues. Early life Thomas Bowater Vernon was born on 23 April 1939 in Stepney, London, the son of a Bengal Lancer and colonial administrator for Nigeria. His mother was a hospital matron. He attended schools in Shropshire, Sussex, Dorset and Kent. At Gillingham Grammar School he was head boy, and was the first pupil from the school to go to Cambridge University. After school, Vernon studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge. At university, he joined the drama society, Pembroke Players, and amateur theatre group, Cambridge Footlights. After graduating Vernon worked briefly as a teacher and then a Public Relations Officer for the Royal Shakespeare Company before joining the British Humanist Association. Humanist career Vernon was the Press and Public Relations Officer for the British Humanist Association, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepney
Stepney is a district in the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The district is no longer officially defined, and is usually used to refer to a relatively small area. However, for much of its history the place name applied to a much larger manor and parish. Stepney Green is a remnant of a larger area of Common Land formerly known as Mile End Green. The area was built up rapidly in the 19th century, mainly to accommodate immigrant workers and displaced London poor, and developed a reputation for poverty, overcrowding, violence and political dissent. It was severely damaged during the Blitz, with over a third of housing totally destroyed; and then, in the 1960s, slum clearance and development replaced most residential streets with tower blocks and modern housing estates. Some Georgian architecture and Victorian era terraced housing survive in patches: for example Arbour Square, the eastern side of Stepney Green, and the streets around Matlock Street. Et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
