Event    From 1871  To 1872

Match tax abandoned

I871 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Robert Lowe, proposed a tax on matches. The Bryant and May workers, mainly girls, realised this threatened their jobs and marched in protest on the House of Commons on 24 April 1871. The tax was never imposed. Bryant and May, who must have, at the very least, sanctioned the workers absence during the march, erected a fountain to celebrate.

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Match tax abandoned

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Bryant & May Testimonial fountain - lost

This elaborate fountain was commissioned by Bryant and May to celebrate the a...

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Bryant & May Testimonial fountain - plaque

This plaque is a rarity: a memorial to a memorial! The site of the fountain ...

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C. G. E.  Fletcher

C. G. E. Fletcher

Islington Town Clerk in 1915 and in 1921, the year the photo was taken. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Clarence George Eugene Fletcher was born on 19 September 1875...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

Michael Bruce Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean, financier and Conservative politician. Founded the Westminster Tree Trust.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
J. B. Bennie

J. B. Bennie

Councillor in the Borough of Hammersmith in 1948. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man : James Bishop Bennie was born on 11 July 1898 at Manse Road, Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotlan...

Person, Law, Politics & Administration, Scotland

1 memorial
P. Crispin

P. Crispin

Church warden of St Dunstans Stepney, 1999.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Lord Monteagle

Lord Monteagle

William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle. See Guy Fawkes for Monteagle's role in the Gunpowder Plot.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Penny Savings Bank

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...

Concept, Commerce, Social Welfare

1 memorial