Building    From 1878 

Caxton Hall

Originally designed as the Westminster City Hall. It was associated with the Suffragettes, who started their marches to Parliament from here. 1940 Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer was assassinated at a meeting here by an Indian revolutionary in retaliation for the Jallianwala Bagh, or Amritsar, massacre. Many famous people were married in the register office, including Elizabeth Taylor, Mick Jagger and Ringo Starr. Closed in 1977 and eventually converted into flats. More information at On London.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Caxton Hall

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Caxton Hall - foundation stone

The Town Hall Westminster This foundation stone was laid March 29th 1882 by t...

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Suffragettes sculpture scroll

This is made of fibreglass finished in cold cast bronze, and the scroll form ...

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Winston Churchill - Caxton Hall

Sir Winston Churchill, spoke here at the former Caxton Hall, 1937 - 1942, Sta...

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Other Subjects

Oddfellows

Oddfellows

Odd Fellows (or Oddfellows, Odd Fellowship, Oddfellowship) is an international fraternity consisting of lodges first documented in 1730 in London.  Similar in concept to Freemasonry.

Group, Community / Clubs

2 memorials
Brook and Cranleigh House Residents Association

Brook and Cranleigh House Residents Association

Also known as "Brook and Cranleigh House Tenants and Residents Association".  Active c. 2013.

Group, Community / Clubs

2 memorials
Sexual Avengers

Sexual Avengers

An activist gay network for resistance through direct action, solidarity & community building.

Group, Community / Clubs, Gender Issues

1 memorial
Pickwick Bicycle Club

Pickwick Bicycle Club

The oldest surviving cycling club in the world was founded at Downs Hotel, during the craze for the newly evolving bicycle, just 2 weeks after Charles Dickens died. The founding members honoured hi...

Group, Community / Clubs, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Keib Thomas

Keib Thomas

Community worker, inspirational community activist, volunteer, & teacher, devoted to ethnic & inter-faith harmony, justice and equality. Born in Wales, he moved to London and worked for sev...

Person, Community / Clubs, India, Wales

2 memorials