Group    From 1882 

Metropolitan Public Gardens Association

First chairman was the Earl of Meath. In about 1890 the MPGA was based at 83 Lancaster Gate, W. Another chairman was Fred Cleary.

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Metropolitan Public Gardens Association

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George Allen drinking fountain

With information provided by Paul Frecker (see GMA's page) we found Soho and ...

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Passmore Edwards drinking fountain - E8

October 2023 Londonist: Time Machine provided this Heritage of London Trust S...

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Passmore Edwards drinking fountain - N1

We love the elaborately correct use of English: "... in the acquisition of wh...

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Passmore Edwards drinking fountain - SE1

The Christ Church fountain is one of several drinking fountains that Edwards ...

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Ravenscroft Park

Ravenscroft Park This park was opened on 5th December 1990 by Dr David Bellam...

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Queens Wood, Highgate

Queens Wood, Highgate

50 acres. Prompted by a campaign led by Henry Reader Williams Hornsey Council purchased Queen's Wood (then called Churchyard Bottom Wood) in 1898 for "the free use of the public forever". The cha...

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Royal Horticultural Society

Royal Horticultural Society

Founded originally as "The Horticultural Society of London" by seven friends including Sir Joseph Banks, Sir Charles Greville (Emma Hamilton's lover) John Wedgwood (the eldest son of Josiah Wedgwoo...

Group, Gardens / Agriculture

3 memorials
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

The "Bachelor Duke" after whom the Cavendish banana was named. Born Paris, son of the 5th Duke, who died in 1811. Had a strong interest in gardening and agriculture and gave his estates a lot of a...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Belsize Residents’ Association

Belsize Residents’ Association

From their website: "The Belsize Residents Association grew out of a campaign in the late 1960s and early 1970s to stop the area being split in two by a motorway."  The group "seek to preserve the ...

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture, History

1 memorial