Person    | Male  Born 28/4/1801  Died 1/10/1885

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

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.

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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...

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Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain - Eros

The 1893 statue commonly known as 'Eros' was apparently erected as his brothe...

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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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Metropolis Chapel Building Fund Association

Metropolis Chapel Building Fund Association

Established under the leadership of Alexander M'Aulay to ‘promote the erection of commodious chapels in suitable situations in and around the metropolis, to assist in the enlargement of existing ch...

Group, Philanthropy, Property, Religion

1 memorial
Bankside Open Spaces Trust

Bankside Open Spaces Trust

Works with local people to develop parks and gardens so they can relax, kick a ball, grow plants or just hang out.

Group, Gardens / Agriculture, Philanthropy

1 memorial
Lady Isabella Somerset

Lady Isabella Somerset

President of the British Women's Temperance Association , 1890 - 1903, founded of the first industrial farm for inebriate women and set up a home for training workhouse children. Born in London as...

Person, Food & Drink, Philanthropy, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Grand Order of Water Rats

Grand Order of Water Rats

Show business charity with headquarters at The Water Rats Public House in the Gray's Inn Road.

Group, Music / songs, Philanthropy, Theatre, TV & Radio

8 memorials
Putney Pest House Charity

Putney Pest House Charity

Set up in 1862 and still awarding small grants.

Group, Philanthropy, Social Welfare

1 memorial

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Rodney Smith

Rodney Smith

IG8, Woodford New Road, Mill Plain, Epping Forest

{On a plaque below a picture of a gipsy caravan:} Gipsy Rodney Smith, who preached the gospel of christ to thousands on five continents f...

1 subject commemorated
Hanbury fountain

Hanbury fountain

SW19, Parkside

There is another fountain in a similar style in St Pancras: Thornton's Fountain, erected in 1877.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques

Actrees, born Josephine Edwina Jacques at 125 High Street, Sandgate, Kent. She featured in some of the most successful British radio and television programmes and films. On radio she was in ITMA, E...

Person, Cinema, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Brunel's Engine House

Brunel's Engine House

The engine house was designed by Marc Brunel to be part of the infrastructure of his Thames tunnel. It held steam-powered pumps used to extract water from the excavations. Since 1961 the building h...

Building, Engineering

1 memorial