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 government in 1998. Subsequently became the vice-chair of the Hyde Southbank Housing (HSH) Association board.
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Elsie Naisbett MBE
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Elsie Naisbett
Elsie Naisbett MBE, 22nd September 1926 - 3rd December 2009. This memorial pl...
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Gospel Lighthouse Mission
Our drawing, from Exploring Southwark,shows the building to the right of the Mission before the Club building arrived.This website also gives the history of the construction of the two buildings, a...
Carr-Gomm Society
Charity founded by Richard Carr-Gomm, providing support to deprived people.
Vernon Lushington
Born London. Lawyer and positivist. Supporter of many social causes. He introduced Dante Gabriel Rossetti to Edward Byrne-Jones. Died 36 Kensington Square.
Mark Ashton
Irish political, community and gay rights activist. Born Oldham but grew up in Northern Ireland. With his friend Mike Jackson he formed and raised funds for the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners...
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Black History Walks
Black History Walks offer guided Walking Tours London to include the African history of London.
Lord Douglas Haig
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Christ’s Hospital School - sculpture - back
EC1, Newgate Street
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Dante Alighieri
Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. Unusually for the time he wrote in Italian rather than Latin. His Divine Comedy is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and th...
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