Local people fought and won against office development and created The Calthorpe Project, community gardens, play space and under fives' area.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Local people (King's Cross)
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Calthorpe Community Gardens
The Calthorpe Project was opened by the Worshipful the Mayor of Camden, King...
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St George's Mission and St Peter's church, Wapping
1856 Reverend Charles Fuge Lowder commenced work on the mission in Wapping (named for their church St George's-in-the-East). Initially it was met with hostility, but in time it came to play an impo...
2 memorials
Freedom Press
Anarchist publishing house in Whitechapel. Co-founded by Peter Kropotkin as an outlet and meeting place for the radical and anarchist thinkers of the day and has operated, with short breaks, ever s...
Group, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration
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
Lower End Kingsdown Avenue Residents' Association
Residents' Association in Purley. Their Facebook page, LeKARA, was created in 2019.
1 memorial
1 memorial
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16 memorials
Foyles bookshop
Created by William and Gilbert Foyle. See William for more information. For more on old London bookshops see Spitalfields Life.
2 memorials
King George IV
Regent: 1811 - 1820. Reigned: 1820 - 1830. After secretly marrying Mrs Fitzherbert, he then officially married Princess Caroline of Brunswick. Built the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. A statue of him ...
17 memorials
Jewish expulsion and resettlement
In 1290 Edward I expelled Jews from England and for centuries, apart from those that practised their religion in secret, there were no Jews in England. In 1657, following a petition to Cromwell an...
4 memorials
Women's Transport Service (FANY)
SW1, Wilton Place, St Pauls church
We like the bespoke layout of this plaque: the medals, the maiden-name, the "in Japan", all fitted in, one way or another, achieving a pl...
War dead, War served | WW1, WW2
58 subjects commemorated
58 subjects commemorated
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