Group    To 2005

Duke of Wellington's Discharged and Demobilised Soldiers and Sailors Benevolent Club

Categories: Community / Clubs, History

Group who frequented the Duke of Wellington public house in Cyprus Street, and erected the Cyprus Street memorial. The pub closed in 2005 and has been converted into residential use.

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

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Duke of Wellington's Discharged and Demobilised Soldiers and Sailors Benevolent Club

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Cyprus Street war memorial

"They shall grow not old..." is by Binyon. "When you go home..." is by Maxwel...

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Blitz Club

Blitz Club

A Tuesday night club that attracted students from two nearby art colleges: Central School and St Martins.  Some claim it was the birthplace of New Romanticism.

Group, Community / Clubs, Music / songs

1 memorial
Maureen Davies and the wild women of Wapping

Maureen Davies and the wild women of Wapping

Ran a vigorous campaign in the 1980s.  Set up the Turk's Head Company, a charity to improve local life, bought the derelict building from the Council and restored it. From the picture source: " It...

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Hayes Literary Society

Hayes Literary Society

We can find little about this group but they were very active in 1992  re. Orwell.

Group, Community / Clubs, Literature

1 memorial
Franco-British Society

Franco-British Society

From the picture source website: "Founded in 1924, although its roots go back to the Entente Cordiale at the beginning of the 20th century, it is dedicated to encouraging closer relations between B...

Group, Community / Clubs, France

2 memorials