Great Amwell
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Great Amwell is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 1+1⁄2 miles south-east of Ware, its post town, and about 20 miles north of London. At t
Parish church of St John the Baptist, Great Amwell
The village stocks in St John's churchyard.
Harold Abrahams
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Harold Maurice Abrahams was an English track and field athlete. He was Olympic champion in 1924 in the 100 metres sprint, a feat depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.
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…Alexander Small, (1710-1794), Scottish surgeon and frequent correspondent of Benjamin Franklin; Harold Abrahams in 1978, Olympian depicted in the film Chariots of Fire; Sybil Evers, (1904–1963), English singer and actress…
Abrahams in June 1921
Abrahams at the 1924 Olympics
Abrahams' daughter Sue Pottle unveiling the English Heritage Blue plaque commemorating Abrahams in Golders Green