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The 999 man of Elgar Ave 0
- History, Notable Surbitonians
- 14th September 2020
The man who helped devise the UK’s best-known telephone number lived in Elgar Avenue. Though humble about the role he played, Tom Fallon takes much of the credit for setting
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How John Dixon got the Needle 0
- Notable Surbitonians
- 23rd June 2020
The man who gave a new meaning to needlework by transporting an ancient Egyptian obelisk to London was a Surbiton engineer. Shifting a 69ft red granite monument 3,000 miles and
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Tributes paid to Anton 1
- News, Notable Surbitonians
- 9th April 2020
A Surbiton councillor has paid a moving tribute to geriatrician Dr Anton Sebastianpillai, who has died of coronavirus barely two weeks after coming off his last shift at Kingston Hospital. Both
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The football pioneer who coined ‘soccer’0
- Notable Surbitonians, Sport
- 28th November 2019
Former England football captain Charles Wreford-Brown is the man credited with coining the word ‘soccer’. A centre-half for Corinthian FC – now the Corinthian-Casuals, who play at Tolworth – he
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Who do you think you are kidding Mr Peters?0
- Notable Surbitonians
- 11th October 2019
Having notched up 67 years in showbiz, you’d have thought Gordon Peters might take it easy. But as he nears his 93rd birthday, the Surbiton actor simply cannot resist the
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Scouting supremo of Tolworth for 60 years 0
- Notable Surbitonians
- 30th August 2019
One of the area’s most respected and inspirational scout leaders, Alan Thomas, has died at the age of 91. Emmanuel church in Grand Avenue was filled with generations of scouts
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Tolworth's Mr Green Fingers
- Gardening, History, Notable Surbitonians
- 1st December 2018
Tributes paid to Anton
- News, Notable Surbitonians
- 9th April 2020

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The 999 man of Elgar Ave
- History, Notable Surbitonians
- 14th September 2020
How John Dixon got the Needle
- Notable Surbitonians
- 23rd June 2020
Tributes paid to Anton
- News, Notable Surbitonians
- 9th April 2020
The football pioneer who coined ‘soccer’
- Notable Surbitonians, Sport
- 28th November 2019
Who do you think you are kidding Mr Peters?
- Notable Surbitonians
- 11th October 2019