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Circus Friends Association

Categories: Community / Clubs, Theatre

Founded, as the Circus Fans' Association, in 1934 at Olympia, with the 'involvement and encouragement of Bertram Mills' Circus, to 'champion the cause of the circus in England, to right injustice, and to promote a good understanding between the circus and the public'.  Our information comes from the National Fairground Archive.

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Circus Friends Association

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Astley's Circus

The plaque is no longer there and actually looks like it was not intended to ...

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Chingford Mount Cemetery

Chingford Mount Cemetery

Laid out on the site of the house and grounds of Caroline Mount, it was opened as a sister site to the already established Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington (see Abney House and Park). Among ...

Place, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
South London Fawcett Group

South London Fawcett Group

From their Twitter page: South London Fawcett Group is a local group of the Fawcett Society which campaigns nationally for equality between women and men. 

Group, Community / Clubs, Gender Issues

1 memorial
Betty Knight

Betty Knight

Campaigner. Born in Finsbury. In 1996 she was the driving force behind the establishment of the Spa Green Management Organisation, a tenant-run group which looks after this council estate.

Person, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Blackfriars Settlement

Blackfriars Settlement

A charity based in London SE1 for nearly 130 years which aims to create and provide community services and support. See Settlement for an explanation.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial

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AC Cars Limited

AC Cars Limited

KT7, Ashley Road

Note: the plaque actually has "Carrol Shelby" which is a mistake.

3 subjects commemorated
Royal Doulton / Doulton Potteries

Royal Doulton / Doulton Potteries

Ceramic manufacturing company. Began with a factory at Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth. Initially a partnership of John Doulton, Martha Jones, and John Watts, Jones left in 1820 leaving the company name as ...

Group, Craft / Design, Industry

39 memorials
Hatton Garden - charity girl

Hatton Garden - charity girl

EC1, Hatton Garden

Ornamental Passions tells us "A pair of schoolchildren flanked each entrance, as was customary, but one pair was later transferred to St ...

2 subjects commemorated