Group    From 1890 

Guinness Trust / Guinness Partnership

From the Picture source: "In 1890 Sir Edward Guinness set up The Guinness Trust, donating £200,000 to the Trust in London, with an additional £50,000 for the Dublin Fund, which later became the Iveagh Trust. His vision was to provide decent and safe homes for working class people."

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Guinness Trust / Guinness Partnership

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Lorne House

Not the style, but the high quality of this plaque reminds us of the one in B...

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Charity Commissioners

Charity Commissioners

The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales and maintains the Central Register of Charities.

Group, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
John Murdoch Harbert III

John Murdoch Harbert III

A wealthy construction industry leader in Birmingham, Alabama. Married Marguerite. In 2006 two of his children were entangled in a family feud, with Marguerite suing Raymond for profits from the fa...

Person, Armed Forces, Benefactor, Engineering, Philanthropy, USA

1 memorial
Miss Ellen Heaton

Miss Ellen Heaton

Born 7 Briggate, Leeds. Art collector and philanthropist, initiating several charitable projects in Leeds. She cultivated relationships with some of the leading literary and artistic talents of he...

Person, Philanthropy

1 memorial
National Lottery

National Lottery

The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom.  2020: It is operated by Camelot Group.  Some of its funds are distributed by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Group, Commerce, Philanthropy

1 memorial
British and Foreign Sailors' Society

British and Foreign Sailors' Society

Sailors’ Society is an international Christian charity working in ports across the world. After the Napoleonic Wars ended, the need for ships declined, and many former seafarers became destitute. ...

Group, Armed Forces, Community / Clubs, Philanthropy

1 memorial

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Sir John Cass Foundation, Aldgate - Charity girl

Sir John Cass Foundation, Aldgate - Charity girl

EC3, Aldgate, Primary School

This building now houses the Junior school of the Foundation established by Sir John Cass. Previously the Sir John Cass's Foundation Prim...

1 subject commemorated
King George V

King George V

Reigned: 1910 - 1936.  Born third in line to the throne, after his father (who became King Edward VII) and his elder brother Prince Albert Victor, who died early.  Crowned on 22 June 1911. Married ...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

50 memorials
William Caxton

William Caxton

Probably born Tenterden, Kent. Printer, in 1474, producing the first book printed in English "The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye". Died Westminster.

Person, Craft / Design, Journalism / Publishing

3 memorials