Hackney
Home Name

Leonard George Abbott

Birth date

05/10/1907

Death date

1976

Biography

The only child of electrician George Williett Abbott, and Sophie Maud Raymond Abbott. The family was lived at 34 Harcombe Road, Stoke Newington and by 1918 was living at 39 Broughton Road, Stoke Newington (later renamed Barbauld road). Leonard would continue to live there throughout his life.

Leonard (often referred to as 'L.G.') studied at Stoke Newington Grammar School and worked in telecommunications. During the 1950s he made models of different forms of transportation. In 2000, these were donated to Hackney Museum, along with family photographs and documents.


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