▁much ▁to ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁inten se ▁sorrow , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 5 8 8 , ▁three ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁ 5 5 th ▁birth day . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁H ood , ▁poet . ▁ ▁Peter ▁God d ard , ▁phys ic ist ▁and ▁journalist . ▁ ▁Rod ney ▁Gordon , ▁architect ▁ ▁William ▁P enn , ▁Qu aker , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁James ▁P ound , ▁astronom er . ▁ ▁Max ▁R aison ▁( 1 9 0 1 – 1 9 8 8 ), ▁cr ick eter ▁ ▁Harry ▁Roberts , ▁criminal ▁ ▁Richard ▁Sher idan , ▁dram at ist , ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁right - hand ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Terra ce ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Street ▁near ▁to ▁the ▁George . ▁ ▁Mark ▁Steph ens ▁( sol ic itor ), ▁lawyer , ▁medi ator , ▁writer ▁and ▁broad c aster ▁ ▁Col in ▁Ward , ▁social ▁historian , ▁writer ▁and ▁an arch ist ▁ ▁Jess ie ▁Wal lace , ▁actress , ▁lived ▁in ▁W anst ead . ▁ ▁Paul ▁H oll ins , ▁Radio ▁Pres enter ▁for ▁Capital , ▁Heart ▁& ▁Sm ooth ▁ ▁Tom ▁W att , ▁actor ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Wil ton , ▁sculpt or ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁W anst onia ▁W anst ead ▁and ▁Wood ford ▁Guardian ▁W anst ead ▁S ew age ▁Works ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁P ew sey , ▁S ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁The ▁W anst ead ▁Cher ry ▁Pie ▁Stone ,