Group    From 1970 

Battersea Society

Categories: Community / Clubs, History

As so often happens, this group was formed to campaign against the proposed demolition of something, in this case Albert Bridge. Thankfully their campaign was successful and they have gone on to similar campaigns and generally to improve the quality of life in Battersea.

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Battersea Society

Creations i

Donald Swann

Donald Swann, 1923 - 1994, composer, songwriter and entertainer, lived here 1...

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Hilda Hewlett

The plaque is located on the site of her first factory which was called the O...

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Katherine Mackay Low

Katharine Mackay Low, 1855 - 1923, philanthropist, in whose memory this settl...

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Sir George Shearing

Sir George Shearing OBE, 1919 - 2011, jazz pianist and composer. The Batterse...

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Other Subjects

Friends of Kingston Museum and Heritage Service

Friends of Kingston Museum and Heritage Service

Charity supporting heritage in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
United Wards Club of the City of London

United Wards Club of the City of London

Both the picture source website and the City of London explain what this is. It was founded at The Bell, Carter Lane by Joseph Newbon.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
The Island

The Island

This 1870 map shows that the land between Stoke Newington Common and Hackney Downs, to the east of where the railway was to be built, was entirely undeveloped and occupied by three large areas, eac...

Place, Community / Clubs

1 memorial