Founded by Doctor Charles Vickery Drysdale as the National Birth Control Council, formed by the merger of five birth control societies. Name changed to the National Birth Control Association in 1931, to the Family Planning Association in 1939, and to FPA in 1998.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Family Planning Association
Dr Charles Vickery Drysdale, 1874 - 1961, a founder of the Family Planning As...
Property developer. Born Farnham. Died at home in Chislehurst. Conceived the idea of Daylight Saving in 1905 and lobbied for it until his death. It was taken up by Parliament but failed to beco...
The charity provides care, culture and community to the Irish across London, working from the iconic London Irish Centre in Camden Town.
England's first home for abandoned children. Established in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram. From the Museum's Friends Update: "On the afternoon of Wednesday 25 March {1741}, the coat of arms designe...
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