Group    From 1974 

Croydon Almshouse Charities

Categories: Benefactor

Charity. Formed from the amalgamation of several charities in Croydon to administer the Elis David Almshouses.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Croydon Almshouse Charities

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Elias Davy - Church Street

Elias Davy, citizen & mercer of London, founded the original Elis David A...

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Frank Jeffery

Frank Jeffery

Kelly's Beckenham Directory for 1916 lists a Frank Jeffery as the manager of London City & Midland Bank Limited 241 Beckenham Road. That seems likely to be our man - an upstanding citizen with ...

Person, Benefactor

1 memorial
Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere

Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere

Newspaper owner. He and his brother Alfred, later Lord Northcliffe, developed the London Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. Born Hampstead. During the lead up to WW2 he was a strong supporter of Oswald M...

Person, Benefactor, Journalism / Publishing, Bermuda

4 memorials
Art Fund

Art Fund

"Helping museums and galleries buy art for everyone to enjoy".  Previously known as the National Art Collections Fund.

Group, Art, Benefactor

4 memorials
John Whitgift

John Whitgift

Elizabeth I's last Archbishop of Canterbury. The palace used as a summer retreat by the Archbishops of Canterbury was in Croydon and here in 1596 Whitgift founded an eponymous school. Memorable dat...

Person, Benefactor, Religion

2 memorials
London (Host) Lions Club
1 memorial