A society that exists to encourage interest in, and to care for the environment and history of Peckham and the surrounding area.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Peckham Society
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David Sheppard
Lord David Sheppard, 1929 - 2005, England cricket captain, Bishop of Woolwich...
Nunhead Lane V1 rocket
In memory of the 24 people who died from a V1 missile strike at this site on ...
William Griggs
Pioneer photo lithographer, William Griggs, 1832 - 1911, lived and worked her...
William Harnett Blanch
Historian, William Harnett Blanch, 1836 - 1900, lived here. Peckham Society
Other Subjects
Bedford Park Society
Conservation group. Co-founded by two local residents, architect Tom Affleck Greeves and Harry Taylor, following the demolition of some historic houses and unsympathetic developments in the neighbo...
5 memorials
Leslie Palmer
Director of the Notting Hill Carnival from 1973-1975. He played a key part in shaping the carnival into its modern form, and made a controversial decision to invite local Jamaican sound systems and...
1 memorial
London Society of East Anglians
Apart from erecting the Liverpool Street Station memorial and commissioning the design of this flag in 1903 or 1905 we can't discover what this society has done, or what it's for.
1 memorial
Admiral Duncan pub bombing
Well known as a gay pub, the Admiral Duncan was the site chosen by Neo-Nazi David Copeland to detonate a nail bomb which killed three people and wounded 70. Copeland, who was also responsible for ...
Event, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Gender Issues, Terrorism, Tragedy
3 memorials
Charles Alfred Bristow
Founder-President of the Imperial College Boat Club in 1919 and for over 50 years, coach and inspiration.
Person, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Sport / Games
1 memorial