Group    From 1974 

Befrienders International

Categories: Social Welfare

Created at St Stephen Walbrook Church.

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Befrienders International

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St Stephen Walbrook church

City and Diocese of London. The Lord Mayor's parish church of St. Stephen Wa...

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Elizabeth Fry

Elizabeth Fry

Prison reformer.  Born as Elizabeth Gurney in Norwich into a Quaker banking family. Priscilla Wakefield was her aunt. She first visited Newgate prison in 1813 and was appalled at the conditions of ...

Person, Seriously Famous, Social Welfare

2 memorials
Penny Savings Bank

Penny Savings Bank

From Tottenham Quakers  "In 1798 Priscilla Wakefield founded the first "frugality bank" in England. This she founded at Ship Inn Yard in Tottenham. It was intended to help people on lower incomes t...

Concept, Commerce, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Mr W. Harrison

Mr W. Harrison

Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.

Person, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Lady Eleanor Keane

Lady Eleanor Keane

Pioneer in youth work. Born Eleanor Lucy Hicks-Beach, eldest daughter of 1st Earl St Aldwyn. On Valentine's day 1907, just 2 months before laying the foundation stone, she married the Irishman Sir ...

Person, Children, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Gatehouse Square, Southwark

Gatehouse Square, Southwark

Social housing and nearby workshops designed by the Greater London Council for Southwark Council and funded by the Sea Containers Group.

Building, Social Welfare

1 memorial

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Ragged School Museum

Ragged School Museum

In 1877 a ragged school was set up by Dr Barnardo at 46-50 Copperfield Road, E3, in a group of three canal-side warehouses. The school closed  in 1908 when there were enough schools in the area run...

Group, Education, History, Philanthropy

1 memorial
George Blencowe

George Blencowe

For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Orbell fountain - Paddington Street Gardens

Orbell fountain - Paddington Street Gardens

W1, Paddington Street Gardens (south), Paddington Street

The inscription was nigh-on invisible so we took the opportunity to practice our  finger-reading skills, which always attracts attention,...

1 creator
Talbot dog

Talbot dog

Extinct white hunting dog.  Now mainly seen in heraldry.

Animal, Animals, History

1 memorial