Anerley - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

  • Thomas Crapper, notable plumber (who did not invent the toilet, but promoted it), on his retirement lived at 12 Thornsett Road.
  • Walter de la Mare, famous poet and author of ghost stories, resided at 14 Thornsett Road during the 1920s.
  • James Busby, authored the Treaty of Waitangi and introduced vines to Australia
  • Arthur Bigsworth, aviator was born in Anerley in 1885, said to be the inspiration for W. E. Johns fictional hero Biggles.

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