Place    From 1733 

Dovehouse Green

Place

Here we summarise the splendid London Gardens Online :

Land given by Sir Hans Sloane in 1733 to serve the Chelsea Parish Church of St Luke's and became the King's Road Burial Ground.  1882 a mortuary was built, the land was closed for burials and became a garden for inmates of the adjacent workhouse (on the land bounded by the burial ground, Dovehouse Street and Britten Street). Damaged in WW2.  1947-50 the mortuary was demolished, the gravestones removed and it was partially opened to the public.   Laid out anew in 1977 when it was given the name 'Dovehouse Green'.  It was refurbished again 25 years later and re-opened in June 2003.

Workhouses has a picture of the men from the workhouse resting in their garden.

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

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Dovehouse Green

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Dovehouse Green - blue plaques

{Top plaque:} To celebrate the silver jubilee of Elizabeth II 1952-1977 and ...

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Dovehouse Green - Victorian plaque

We think this plaque was probably erected in 1882 when the land was repurpose...

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Friends of St George's Gardens

Friends of St George's Gardens

Their website describes the gardens thus: "An oasis of calm used every week by hundreds of people living and working in London WC1."

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
PEER

PEER

From their website: "PEER is an independent arts organisation that has evolved from the ground up over the past twenty years, putting down deep roots within the socially,  culturally and economical...

Group, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Rita Ferguson

Rita Ferguson

We think Ferguson lived locally and was involved in the community at the Grove Estate, possibly in a role for the Hyde Housing Association.

Person, Children, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial

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British Medical Association

British Medical Association

Founded as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association (PMSA) by Sir Charles Hastings in Worcester. In 1836 Dr George Webster founded an organisation called the British Medical Association. Fr...

Group, Medicine

5 memorials
PC Nina Mackay

PC Nina Mackay

Born as Nina Alexandra Mackay, c.1972. Working in the Metropolitan Police she went to a flat to arrest a wanted man. He was a paranoid schizophrenic who had previously attacked a PC and expressed h...

Person, Emergency Services, Tragedy

1 memorial
Rose Theatre - Kingston upon Thames

Rose Theatre - Kingston upon Thames

KT1, Kingston High Street, 24 - 26

The plaque can be seen in our photo to the right of the entrance.

3 subjects commemorated
The Blitz

The Blitz

During WW2 Britain came under heavy bombing from Germany for 8 months, 1940-1941. This was called 'the Blitz' from the German word Blitzkrieg meaning 'lightning war'. London was particularly badly ...

Event, Tragedy

53 memorials
Elsie Naisbett MBE

Elsie Naisbett MBE

Tenant activist.  Lived on the Studley Estate in Stockwell for 47 years, and helped a number of estates to transfer to being run by housing associations, along with investment from the Labour gover...

Person, Social Welfare

1 memorial