Born at 24 Grosvenor Square. Promoted many reform causes, connected with factories, children, mental illness, housing. Also supported the restoration of the Holy Land to the Jews. President of the Stratford Martyrs memorial committee. 1884 founded and became President of The Ragged School Union. c.1914 this became 'The Shaftesbury Society and Ragged School Union' and in 1944 The Shaftesbury Society. Lord Shaftesbury died Folkestone.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
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Shaftesbury - Harrow
The quotation is from Psalm 41, the King James Version. While at school, Sha...
Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain - Eros
The 1893 statue commonly known as 'Eros' was apparently erected as his brothe...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
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Stratford Martyrs
The event on 27 June 1556 was a big draw: "These 11 men and 2 women were brou...
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Dr John Lettsom
Physician, philanthropist, abolitionist and entomologist. Born British Virgin Islands into a Quaker family. Aged 6 was sent to England to be educated. Came to London in 1766 to train at St Thomas' ...
2 memorials
Sydney Simmons
From Parish of Frien Barnet: "... born in Okehampton, Devon ... made a fortune from a patent carpet cleaning process. By 1891, Sydney and his wife Annie were living in Friern Barnet at their house ...
2 memorials
Mathew Prichard
Grandson of Agatha Christie, his mother Rosalind being Agatha's only child. Christie gave the rights to the play, the Mousetrap, to her grandson as a birthday present. He has given away a lot of...
1 memorial
Sir Harry Arieh Simon Djanogly, CBE
Textile manufacturer and philanthropist. His family fled from France after the Nazi occupation and he was naturalised as a British subject on 1 November 1948. In 1986 he merged his Nottingham Manuf...
1 memorial
Milly Apthorp Trust
Founded by Milly Apthorp and her son John, as a grant-giving benevolent fund. It donates to a variety of causes within the Barnet area of London.
1 memorial
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North South route in Haringey
N17, Watermead Way
We missed all the publicity there must have been when this was unveiled in this car park, but, John Prescott - we are impressed. Alan Sta...
1 subject commemorated,
4 creators
Evelina Children's Hospital
SE1, Southwark Bridge Road
The wall in the photo is the remains of the front wall of the hospital building. Compare it with the picture of that building - you can ...
6 subjects commemorated
Sir Richard Biddulph Martin
Banker and Liberal politician. Made baronet, of Overbury Court in 1905. Wikipedia have a page but it is pretty dull. Initially we could find no picture of him and intended to show the stamp he used...
1 memorial
Reverend Augustus M Toplady
Cleric and hymn writer. Born Augustus Montague Toplady in Farnham, Surrey. His family moved to Ireland, and he attended Trinity College, Dublin. He was a follower of John Wesley and converted to Me...
1 memorial
Clissold Park and House
Built as Paradise House, or Newington Park House, in the late 1700s for Jonathan Hoare. William Crawshay (1764 – 1834) bought it in 1811. He objected to his daughter's choice of a husband so it was...
2 memorials