Noted as the earliest public athletic ground in London. It includes ten tennis courts, an athletics track, two artificial grass pitches, and two bowling greens.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Paddington Recreation Ground
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Sir Bradley Wiggins - Paddington Rec
Sir Bradley Wiggins C.B.E. enjoyed the facilities at Paddington Recreation Gr...
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Will Crooks
Trade unionist and politician. Born at 2 Shirbutt Street, Poplar. He helped bring about many local improvements, and in 1891 endorsed representation by the London Trades Council to restrict immigra...
1 memorial
Local people (King's Cross)
Local people fought and won against office development and created The Calthorpe Project, community gardens, play space and under fives' area.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien
Lived most of her life in and around West London. After WW2 the housing conditions, the poverty and the racial mix in Notting Hill brought out her skills as a community champion. In 1965 she intr...
Person, Community / Clubs, Race Issues, Social Welfare, Tourism / Traditions
1 memorial
English and American Browning Society
Plenty of Browning Societies exist, but we can't find one with this specific name.
1 memorial
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Imperial Hotel - statue 16
WC1, Russell Square
On this site there used to be a sister hotel to Hotel Russell, also designed by Charles Fitzroy Doll and erected in 1898. It was demolish...
1 creator
East London Federation of the Suffragettes
Formed by Sylvia Pankhurst as a breakaway group from the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU). It differed from its parent group by being democratic and inclusive of men. It set up the East Lo...
1 memorial
Percy Shelley - SE1 - blue
SE1, Nelson Square, 26, Applegarth House
British History Online: "In 1932 the London County Council erected a memorial tablet on No. 26, Nelson Square." Nice though the Historic...
1 subject commemorated
Bermondsey Library - 5 - unknown
SE16, Spa Road, Old Bermondsey Library / Kagyu Samye Dzong Buddhist centre
The weather has removed all the hair and costume details which are essential for any chance of identifying the person represented. Chauc...
John Constable - Fitzrovia
W1, Charlotte Street, 76
We thank Steve Roffey for alerting us to this item at Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association 1. We thank FNA for the photos and for their ca...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator