Vote BERT HARDY

Bert Hardy, one of the great British photographers is one of eleven nominees for a Blue Plaque. Blue plaques are put up in the UK to commemorate the birthplace or residence of famous and important people.

Bert stated from humble beginnings in London’s East End and worked his way up to become the chief photograper on PICTURE POST. He covered D-Day, the Inchon landings and just about every major event that happend from the mid 1930s to the 1950s.

The vote is open to all, but ends on Friday, 29th February.

You can email your vote to … vote4icons@southwark.gov.uk

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Vote BERT HARDY !

Thanks,

Graham

by Graham Harrison at Wed Feb 27 11:03:39 UTC 2008 (ed. Mar 12 2008) Oxford, United Kingdom | Bookmark |

well done Graham.

hope you’re well, maybe we’ll get blue plaques one day… :)
Jsh

by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert | 28 Feb 2008 14:02 | Tokyo, Japan |

Apparently one of the qualifications for the Blue Plaque scheme in the UK
is that you have to have been dead for 20 years. But Southwark council
(in London) who are running this vote have slightly different ideas and
this is their own scheme. One of the nominees is still living.

I’m sure you’ll get one. As for me, just cast my ashes to the four winds
and breath a sigh of relief.

by Graham Harrison | 28 Feb 2008 15:02 | Oxford, United Kingdom |

Tony Ray Jones has one, which made me very happy indeed

by Brian David Stevens | 28 Feb 2008 18:02 | London, United Kingdom |

I am reliably informed that Sir Cecil Beaton, 21 Langland Gardens, London NW3;
Terence Donovan, 30 Bourdon Street, London W1; Roger Fenton, 2 Albert Terrace,
Primrose Hill, London NW1 as well as the one and only Tony Ray-Jones,
102 Gloucester Place, London W1 are all honoured.

Last chance to vote for BERT HARDY today …

vote4icons@southwark.gov.uk

by Graham Harrison | 29 Feb 2008 08:02 | Oxford, United Kingdom |