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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London Hellenic Society
From London Hellenic Prize: "... the London Hellenic Society, a prestigious cultural society established in London in the 1960s by prominent members of the London Greek community ...". We think it ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Turk's Head - Wapping
This entry discusses two pubs in Wapping, both called the Turk's Head. The Turk's Head in Wapping High Street is said to be the pub where condemned men, on their way to Execution Dock, were given ...
2 memorials
Florence Keen
Founder of the North Islington Infant Welfare Centre and School for Mothers in Holloway in 1913. At that time, around 10% of children in Islington died before their fifth birthday. She and her coll...
3 memorials
Eastcote Residents Association
Representing the inhabitants of Eastcote, West London.
1 memorial
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Old Velho / First Jewish cemetery
From London Gardens Online : "The Sephardi Velho (Old) Cemetery opened in 1657, the first Jewish cemetery to be established with Oliver Cromwell's approval. The land was formerly part of a garden a...
2 memorials
Hackney parish watch house
A watch house was an early form of police station and prison. Criminals were held here temporarily.
1 memorial
Penny Savings Bank
From Tottenham Quakers "In 1798 Priscilla Wakefield founded the first "frugality bank" in England. This she founded at Ship Inn Yard in Tottenham. It was intended to help people on lower incomes t...
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Heritage Foundation
We believe this group now encompasses Comic Heritage, Musical Heritage, Sports Heritage and Films and Television Heritage. Its aim is to pay tribute to Britain's entertainers and raise funds for go...
Group, Cinema, History, Humour, Music / songs, Sport / Games, Theatre, TV & Radio
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