From their website: "The Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation is a non-profit, volunteer organization. The purpose of the Society is to identify and recognize sites of American Jewish Historical interest. The Society sponsors and promotes programs of local and national historic interest. Cooperating with local Historical Societies, Communities, Churches and Synagogues, the Society encourages dialogue and interactive recognition of the commonality of the American Experience."
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Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation
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Barnett Lewis
At 9 Brooke Road, lived Air Raid Warden Barnett Lewis GM (George Medal) Jewis...
Leopold Marks
Jewish cryptographer, Leopold (Leo) Samuel Marks, MBE, lived in flat 410 Park...
Operation Mincemeat
The Biblical quotation draws attention to the secrecy which was essential to ...
Rathbone Street WW2 fire station - Harry Errington
On the night of 17th September 1940 during The Blitz, a London Auxiliary Fire...
Other Subjects
The Drum
The tunnels under Clapham South station were used in WW2 as air raid shelter. And then in 1948 they were used to give initial housing to 236 Windrush migrants, such as John Richards. Within four we...
1 memorial
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. ...
1 memorial
Sir Duncan Watson, J.P., M.I.E.E.
Duncan Watson was born on 11 January 1873 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the tenth of the eleven children of Joseph Watson (1831-1905) and Margaret Paton Watson née Connell (1833-1919). His t...
Person, Community / Clubs, Engineering, Politics & Administration, Scotland
1 memorial
Sir Duncan Randolph Wilson, CVO, CBE.
The Kensington and Chelsea Virtual Museum has a photo of the Wilsons' home in Sydney Place captioned with: "During his visits to England Hungarian composer Bela Bartok regularly stayed with Freda a...
Person, Community / Clubs, Friend / family, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
Japan Society in Britain
From the picture source: "The Japan Society is the leading independent body in the United Kingdom dedicated to the enhancement of the British-Japanese relationship. With a history stretching back ...
2 memorials
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Portman Estate
Wikipedia has a very useful map showing "Estate (freehold) ownership of land in Central London as of 2023". The Portman Estate is shown in yellow.
3 memorials
Kensington Society
"The objects of The Kensington Society are to preserve and improve the amenities of Kensington for the public benefit by stimulating interest in its history and records, promoting good architecture...
5 memorials
London School of Tropical Medicine
This school was founded in 1899 at the Albert Dock Seamen's Hospital by Patrick Manson, the Chief Medical Officer to the Colonial Office. The School moved to he Endsleigh Gardens site in 1920. The ...
2 memorials
President Hotel
2018: The Imperial Hotel Group includes: London City centre Hotel, County Hotel, President Hotel, Tavistock Hotel, Bedford Hotel, Imperial Hotel.
1 memorial
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