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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Match tax abandoned
Commemorated ati
Bryant & May Testimonial fountain - lost
This elaborate fountain was commissioned by Bryant and May to celebrate the a...
Bryant & May Testimonial fountain - plaque
This plaque is a rarity: a memorial to a memorial! The site of the fountain ...
Other Subjects
Sir John Sinclair
Founder and president of the first Board of Agriculture. Born Scotland into family of the Earls of Caithness. 1780 entered the House of Commons. Promoted a scientific and statistical approach to ag...
Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Politics & Administration, Science, Scotland
1 memorial
Lord Paul
Business magnate, philanthropist and politician. Born Swraj Paul at Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He moved to England in 1966 to get treatment for his daughter who was suffering from leukaemia. Founded...
Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, India
2 memorials
J. T. Hobney
Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall.
1 memorial
UCATT
Trade union representing all building trades.
Group, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Property
1 memorial
Lionel Vincent Straker, C.C.
Chairman of Girdlers Hall Committee, 1960.
1 memorial
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8 memorials
Harrison Ford
Actor. He first came to fame, playing Han Solo in the Star Wars films. He went on to appear as the eponymous archaeologist in the Indiana Jones films. Vice-chair of Conservation International, an o...
2 memorials
Citroën House - Ford
W6, Shepherd's Bush Road, 184
This is the only London work that we can identify by Heathcote, a Manchester architect. e-Architect describes, with photos, Its recent re...
4 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Arctic Campaign Memorial Trust
First registered as a UK charity in 1990. Founder and Chair R. J. Wren. Activities given: "Creates memorials on behalf of Arctic (WWII) campaign veterans which includes "living memorials"."
1 memorial
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