Subject Types

Group (1,778 subjects)

Chelsea Arts Club

Started in 1890 when a group of friends began meeting informally. They were concerned about exhibiton facilities and a committee was formed in November. Their website says "James Elder Christie, of...

Group, Art, Sculpture

1 memorial

Turning Point

From the Picture source website: "Turning Point is a social enterprise, focused on improving lives and communities. Any surplus profit is used to provide the best services in the right locations fo...

Group, Social Welfare

1 memorial

Mental Health Foundation

From the Picture source: "Our knowledge, informed by rigorous research and practical based study, has been pioneering change for more than 60 years and we aren't afraid to challenge the status quo ...

Group, Medicine

1 memorial

Guinness Trust / Guinness Partnership

From the Picture source: "In 1890 Sir Edward Guinness set up The Guinness Trust, donating £200,000 to the Trust in London, with an additional £50,000 for the Dublin Fund, which later became the Ive...

Group, Philanthropy, Social Welfare

1 memorial

Commercial Motor Users of Hackney

The name suggest a group of local business people coming together around the use of new-fangled motor-powered conveyances. The text of the plaque tells us that they also had charitable activities. ...

Group, Benefactor, Commerce