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Heath & (Old) Hampstead Society / Hampstead Plaque Fund

Categories: Community / Clubs, History

The Hampstead Plaque fund was set up, many years ago, by Ralph Wade and has been administered by the Society ever since.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Heath & (Old) Hampstead Society / Hampstead Plaque Fund

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Heath & Hampstead Society

This stone was placed here in the Millennium year 2000 AD to commemorate the ...

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John Carswell

This tree was planted by the Heath and Old Hampstead Society in its Centenary...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Heath & (Old) Hampstead Society / Hampstead Plaque Fund

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Avenue of trees - Hampstead Heath

This avenue was replanted in November 1988 to replace trees destroyed by a hu...

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Bell Moor House - Beecham

Sir Thomas Beecham, 1879 - 1961, conductor and impresario, lived here, 1937 -...

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Cecil Beaton - NW3

Sir Cecil Beaton, 1904 - 1980, photographer and designer, was born and lived ...

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Charles de Gaulle - NW3

De Gaulle lived here with his family, September 1942-44 (though these dates v...

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Christopher Wade

Erected between May 2017 and March 2019.

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Other Subjects

Paddington Terror

Paddington Terror

"Upon settling down in England, Tony {Terror Douglas}’s mother Miss Olive set about building her own sound system, this sound system was to be known by the name ‘Paddington Terror’ sound. Now in hi...

Group, Community / Clubs, Music / songs

1 memorial
Queen's Head Inn, Southwark

Queen's Head Inn, Southwark

Coaching Inn. It's origin is uncertain, but in the 15th century it was owned by the Poynings family and was known as the Crossed Keys or Crowned Keys. It may have been renamed in honour of Queen El...

Building, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink

1 memorial
English and American Browning Society

English and American Browning Society

Plenty of Browning Societies exist, but we can't find one with this specific name.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Ezekiel 'Biggs' Yearwood

Ezekiel 'Biggs' Yearwood

Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. In the early seventies, Yearwood was a pan tuner in England.  1988 Yearwood and Raymond Joseph established the Pantonic Steel Orchestra, based in H...

Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs

1 memorial
The Brentham Society

The Brentham Society

A registered charity. Established a year after Brentham Garden Suburb was designated a conservation area. It's aim is to encourage the preservation and improvement of the character of the suburb.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial

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Queen Elizabeth's Oak

Queen Elizabeth's Oak

SE10, Greenwich Park

The old tree is presumably gradually being decomposed by beetles and the like. The new tree may be the one to the far right of our picture.

4 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Submarine War Memorial - 70th anniversary

Submarine War Memorial - 70th anniversary

The memorial has been maintained by the Submariners' Old Comrades, London.

Event, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
Church House - opened

Church House - opened

SW1, Deans Yard, Church House

The four plaques are located as follows: To the left of the entrance - 1937 foundation, To the right of the entrance - opened 1940 (can ...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Ted Christmas

Ted Christmas

Builder. Born Edward Charles Christmas in Lewisham. He set up his business around 1890, initially building large detached houses, and then less expensive ones in the Perry Vale area, where his styl...

Person, Property

1 memorial
Humphry

Humphry

A cat who lived at nearby Mary Ward House for 18 years. A ginger tom, he was named after the husband of Mary Ward, Humphry Ward (1845 – 1926).

Animal, Animals

1 memorial