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Chelsea Arts Club

Chelsea Arts Club

Started in 1890 when a group of friends began meeting informally. At least one of these friends, Whistler, was dissatisfied with the club of which he was already a member, the Arts Club. They were ...

Group, Art, Sculpture

1 memorial
Turning Point

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

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

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

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

1 memorial
Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company

Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company

Established as the Thames Bank Ironworks by Thomas Joseph Ditchburn and Charles John Mare. Renamed in 1860, it had by 1863 the capacity to build 25,000 tons of warships and 10,000 tons of mail stea...

Group, Engineering

2 memorials
Hyde Park Barracks / Knightsbridge Barracks

Hyde Park Barracks / Knightsbridge Barracks

This site was first developed in 1795 for use by the Horse Guards. The barracks were designed by architect James Johnson and buildings were added up to 1803. (British History Online – 1st Barracks ...

Group, Armed Forces, Animals

2 memorials
Sydenham Society

Sydenham Society

A society that aims to be a voice for Sydenham, and to make it a better place to live and work.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Francis Chappell

Francis Chappell

Monumental Masons.

Group, Craft / Design

1 memorial
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