Environmental group. Founded in the 1970s with the objectives to improve the local environment, protect the green belt, eliminate street clutter and protect wildlife.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Bexley Civic Society
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Bexleyheath Clock Tower Centenary
To mark the centenary of the Bexleyheath coronation memorial clock tower 1912...
Edward Heath - Crayford
Sir Edward Heath, KG, MBE, Member of Parliament 1958 - 2001, Prime Minister 1...
Henry Robertson Bowers - Sidcup
Lt, Henry R. Bowers lived here, 1891 - 1897, perished with Captain Scott in t...
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Doctor George Scott Williamson
Medical practitioner and biologist. Born in Ladybank, Fife. He worked on thyroid research at the Royal Free Hospital, with Innes Pearse who he later married. Together they developed the 'Peckham Ex...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs W. F. R. Stanley
The Stanleys, William and Eliza, married on 2 February 1857 (his 28th birthday) and were highly respected by the people of South Norwood, hence the lavishness of the tribute. This photograph was qu...
1 memorial
Swan Wharf & Swan Inn
In the 19th century Swan Wharf was the site of a brewery and public house 'Swan Inn', destroyed by fire in 1871. The image, an 1878 photo by William Reid, shows the tower of All Saints behind. Th...
1 memorial
2 memorials
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Hillier Nurseries
A family owned company with a tradition in professional horticulture. The largest grower of trees (both field and container grown), in the UK and one of the largest in Europe.
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Lieutenant Richard Jones
Soldier. Born Richard Basil Brandram Jones in Honor Oak, London. In May 1916, his battalion was at Broadmarsh Crater, near Vimy, France. They were attacked in overwhelming numbers, but Jones kept h...
1 memorial
Edgar Allan Poe
Author and poet. Born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts, he added Allan to his name in honour of the family who took him in after his father absconded and his mother died. Lived in London from 18...
3 memorials
Baker Street Irregulars
The Baker Street Irregulars is a literary society dedicated to the study of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Victorian world. It is the oldest existing Sherlockian soci...
2 memorials
World War 1
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
402 memorials
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