Group    From 9/7/1869 

Action for Children

Categories: Benefactor, Children

National children's charity. Founded by the Reverend Thomas Bowman Stephenson as 'The Children's Home'. Renamed 'National Children's Home' and adopted its present name in 2008. It originally provided homes run by mother and father figures who gave respect and affection to destitute children,

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Action for Children

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Sainsbury brothers, John, Simon and Timothy

Sainsbury brothers, John, Simon and Timothy

John Davan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG (1927–2022), The Hon. Simon Sainsbury (1930–2006) and The Right Honourable Sir Timothy Sainsbury (1932–) were the three sons of Alan Joh...

Group, Benefactor, Commerce

1 memorial
Duke of Westminster, 6th, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor

Duke of Westminster, 6th, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor

Born Omagh, N. Ireland. Extremely rich landowner, possessing vast chunks of Lancashire, Cheshire and Scotland as well as most of Mayfair and Belgravia. There are bits of Paris, Canada and Spain he ...

Person, Benefactor, Property, Ireland

7 memorials
John, 2nd Duke of Montagu

John, 2nd Duke of Montagu

Courtier. Born at Boughton, Northamptonshire. In 1709 he became Master of the Great Wardrobe and officiated at the coronation of King George I in 1714. Wife was Mary Churchill.  A benevolent person...

Person, Benefactor

1 memorial
officers of the fleet

officers of the fleet

Erected the statue to Scott in Waterloo Place in 1915.

Group, Benefactor

1 memorial