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...
Bryant & May Testimonial fountain - plaque
This plaque is a rarity: a memorial to a memorial! The site of the fountain ...
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Chelsea Old Town Hall
The original building (see image) was designed in 1886 by J. M. Brydon and the existing south elevations are his. The current north elevations are part of the 1906-08 extension by J. R. Stokes. The...
1 memorial
Councillor H. J. Stubbs
Councillor on the Bethnal Green Housing Committee in 1937. JP and Councillor on the Bethnal Green Housing Committee in 1952.
1 memorial
Sir Edmund Stockdale
Born into the landed gentry. Began his career with the Bank of England in 1921. Knighted in 1955 for services to banking. Lord Mayor of London 1959-60.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Sir George Joseph Woodman
Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. 1904-5 Sheriff of the City of London.
1 memorial
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Friendly Female Society
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1 memorial
Women's suffrage
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1 memorial
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Lord Douglas Haig
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3 memorials
National Westminster Bank
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1 memorial
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