Group    From 1875 

Shakespeare Reading Society

Categories: History, Theatre

Active in 1909 with Beerbohm Tree as President.

2018: Via Facebook Roger W. Haworth wrote to say that this organisation is active, with Judi Dench as President. We are pleased to hear that and sorry for all the toil and trouble that our previous misunderstand may have caused.

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Shakespeare Reading Society

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Globe Theatre plaque

This plaque was fixed to the wall of the brewery Barclay, Perkins & Co. ...

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Dr John Venn

Dr John Venn

Logician and philosopher.  Born Hull where his father was vicar of a local parish. Grandson of Rev John Venn.   Inventor of the Venn diagram.  In 1888 he seems to have tired of logic and turned to ...

Person, History, Science

1 memorial
Ruislip, Northwood & Eastcote Local History Society

Ruislip, Northwood & Eastcote Local History Society

A society with the aim to promote the conservation of Ruislip's heritage and to bring the history of the area to life.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
Thomas Carlyle (author)

Thomas Carlyle (author)

Historian, essayist and co-founder of the National Portrait Gallery. Born in Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Portrayed, second from right, in the 1860 Ford Madox Brown painting 'Work'...

Person, History, Literature, Scotland

6 memorials
Heritage Foundation

Heritage Foundation

We believe this group now encompasses Comic Heritage, Musical Heritage, Sports Heritage and Films and Television Heritage. Its aim is to pay tribute to Britain's entertainers and raise funds for go...

Group, Cinema, History, Humour, Music / songs, Sport / Games, Theatre, TV & Radio

63 memorials
Commonwealth Walkway Trust

Commonwealth Walkway Trust

Established in 2012 with a donation made by the Jubilee Walkway Trust. The Trust’s charitable mission is to create walkways in towns and cities around the world to preserve and protect the physical...

Group, Education, Gardens / Agriculture, History, Sport / Games

2 memorials