Kelsey Park is in Beckenham, Kent. The objectives of the group are the conservation and protection of the park’s ecology, plants, animals, birds and its beauty. Its intention is to provide education on its history and natural history and to promote 'the quiet enjoyment of the park'.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Friends of Kelsey Park
These gates are in memory of Tom William Thornton, 1857 - 1933, former editor...
1959, 30 January: a "Caribbean Carnival" was held in St Pancras Town Hall. This annual event was organised by Claudia Jones and directed by Edric Connor (husband of Pearl Connor). It featured caly...
Event, Community / Clubs, Race Issues, Tourism / Traditions, Caribbean Islands
A gentlemen's club, now in Whitehall Place, with its own website. Had premises at 6 Adelphi Terrace, from 1890 - March 1936.
Rotary clubs were founded to encourage fellowship amongst members of local business communities.
Trade union representing all building trades.
Group, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Property
Built 1739–50 by Swiss bridge engineer Charles Labelye. Until this was opened there was no bridge between Putney Bridge (1729) and London Bridge. Replaced with the current bridge opened on 24 May 1...
Author. Born Antonia Margaret Caroline Pakenham, daughter of the 7th Earl of Longford. Best known for historical biographies such as 'Mary Queen of Scots' and 'Cromwell, Our Chief of Men'. She was ...
Born Frankfurt, Germany. Died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany.
Person, Children, Seriously Famous, Tragedy, Germany, Netherlands
Ancient city of Mesopotamia (located mainly in modern-day Iraq). It dates from circa 3,800 B.C. The site is noted for its prominent ziggurat. It started to decline from around 550 BC and was no lon...
Ceramic manufacturing company. Began with a factory at Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth. Initially a partnership of John Doulton, Martha Jones, and John Watts, Jones left in 1820 leaving the company name as ...
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