1.0Landmarkhttps://boroughphotos.org/lambethlambeth2017https://boroughphotos.org/lambeth/author/lambeth2017/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JOpM1B2cCw"><a href="https://boroughphotos.org/lambeth/colonel-charles-ford-london-county-council/">COLONEL CHARLES FORD, LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://boroughphotos.org/lambeth/colonel-charles-ford-london-county-council/embed/#?secret=JOpM1B2cCw" width="600" height="338" title="“COLONEL CHARLES FORD, LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL” — Landmark" data-secret="JOpM1B2cCw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://boroughphotos.org/lambeth/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://boroughphotos.org/lambeth/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Lambeth07766.jpg9141280Cartoon by ‘WJB’ of Colonel Charles Ford, L.C.C., depicting him as ‘The Lonely Sentinel’ on guard at the London County Council, then at Spring Gardens. In 1898 Col. Ford was selected as the candidate for the North Lambeth Liberal and Radical Association but was defeated in the 1900 General Election by the Conservative candidate, Mr […]