From the picture source website: " founded in 1957 by Duncan Sandys, a British politician, and the former son-in-law of Sir Winston Churchill. It campaigned to make better places for people to live. It ran until 2009 before going into administration due to a shortage of funding."
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Civic Trust
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George Webster fountain
{On the north face of the main body, above the water bowl:} To George Webster...
Kew Gardens Station footbridge
Opened in 1912, Kew Gardens station footbridge is an early and rare British e...
Wimbledon Village Improvement 1964
Wimbledon Village Improvement Scheme 1964 Completed by Wimbledon Village Asso...
Other Subjects
Wills & Anderson
Architectural firm. Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada Scottish Architects identify and give details on Wills and Anderson, respectively: Herbert Winkler Wills (1864-1937) Born Birmi...
Penton Estate
Built by Henry Penton in the late 1700s, possibly London's first planned suburb. The estate was completed around 1820. A few of the original houses survive in Chapel Market. The 'Penton Estate: 750...
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Vera Brittain
Vera Mary Brittain was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire the daughter of Thomas Arthur Brittain (1864-1935) and Edith Mary Brittain (1868-1948). Her father was a paper manufacturer. The 1...
Great Storm - Victoria Park
E9, Victoria Park, Crown Gate West
We originally photographed this plaque in 2010. Returning in 2016, we found that the empty small white plinth to the right of the tree wa...
Amy Johnson
Pioneering pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set many long-distance records during the 1930s. Born Yorkshire. ...
St Helen's Catholic Church Chipping Ongar
Named in memory of the Countess Helen Tasker (1823–88) of Middleton Hall, Brentwood, one of the main benefactors. The church was consecrated by Archbishop Manning in 1869 and became part of the Arc...
Baroness Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts
One of the great Victorian philanthropists who sought to rid London of its slums. Also one of the richest women in Britain in the mid 19th Century, widely respected for her undying generosity and p...
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