Young vicar who created The Samaritans.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Chad Varah
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Samaritans at St Stephen Walbrook
In St. Stephen Walbrook on 2 November 1953 the Samaritans were founded by Dr....
St Stephen Walbrook church
City and Diocese of London. The Lord Mayor's parish church of St. Stephen Wa...
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St Antholin Church, demolished
From Geograph British Isles: St. Antholin's, completed in 1688 and regarded as one of Wren's finest City churches, stood on the corner of Sise Lane and Budge Row/Watling Street, roughly on the site...
1 memorial
St John the Evangelist church, Wilton Road
The picture source provides the following information: Built in 1874 as a chapel of ease to St Peter, Eaton Square. The church was destroyed in WW2 and the remains pulled down a few years later. Th...
1 memorial
Samuel Morley
Born Well Street Hackney into a Nottingham family of wool/hosiery manufacturers and merchants. His father John, had come to London to set up an outlet for their products. Samuel went into the famil...
Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Religion
3 memorials
Newman Hall
Non-conformist minister and hymn writer. Born Maidstone, Kent as Christopher Newman Hall. 1854 became minister of Surrey Chapel. Promoted the abolition of slavery and in 1867 visited North America,...
2 memorials
Martin Luther King
One of the world's most famous civil rights activists, born Michael King Jr. A Baptist minister, he visited London in December 1964 on his way to Oslo to collect his Nobel Peace Prize. He stayed at...
Person, Race Issues, Religion, Seriously Famous, Tragedy, USA
4 memorials
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César Ritz
Hotelier. Born Switzerland, son of a peasant farmer. Started work as a waiter and worked his way up, in Paris, Vienna, Lucerne, etc. Came to London in 1889 as the manager of Richard D'Oyly Carte's...
1 memorial
C. R. Cruwys
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Buddy Holly
Musician and singer-songwriter. Born as Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas. With his backing group The Crickets, he achieved considerable pop chart success with songs such as 'That'll be the D...
1 memorial
A. W. Cumbers
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Mozart - WC2
WC2, Cecil Court, 9, Mark Sullivan Antiques
Unveiled by Simon Callow, who was the first actor to play the part of Mozart in the Peter Shaffer play 'Amadeus', at the National Theatre...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
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