August 2023, from Londonist: "The India Club — with its beloved restaurant that's been dishing up south Indian cuisine to Londoners for 70 years — is closing next month. ... The India Club was formed as a bar, restaurant and meeting place by the India League including Jawaharlal Nehru ..., V. K. Krishna Menon ... and Edwina Mountbatten, .... The Indian Journalist Association, the Indian Workers Association and the Indian Socialist Group of Britain often met at the club."
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India League
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Gandhi statue - Bloomsbury
This seatless statue belongs to the select group of seated London statues - s...
Other Subjects
Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
Born Wiltshire. His daughter, Anne married the Duke of York, who eventually became James II. His son was Henry. Close to Charles II even before the Restoration he was appointed his Chancellor of t...
Alderman John Scott Balfour
Mayor of Hornsey 1906-07 and 1912-13. From Stones of Haringey: "Born in Cupar {Scotland} he came to London in the early 1860s and rose to become the managing director of iron merchants Croggon &am...
William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
Prime Minister 1806-7. Home Secretary 1779-81. Son of Prime Minister George Grenville.
Poplar Borough Council
In 1855, Poplar joined with neighbouring Bromley and Bow to form the Poplar District of the Metropolis. This became the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar in 1900. In 1965 it merged with the Metropolit...
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De Vere's mansion
Medieval mansion sometime home of Edward de Vere. Built c. 14th century, demolished c. 1710.
India Place
Formerly Montreal Place, this street was renamed India Place on Republic Day, 26 January 1996.
Black Music Congress, etc.
A number of groups related to black music history seem to have come and gone; it's difficult to disentangle them. These links were working in 2021: Black History Month, IRDUK (mentioned on the post...
Lady Well
The name was first recorded in the 15th century, and maps of this period show it was located in front of the area now occupied by Ladywell railway station. It was probably a holy well dedicated to ...
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