Action for Children

Memorial: Action for Children

Erected 9/7/2009, 16 years ago

SE1, Cornwall Road

Plaque unveiled by actress Shirley Anne Field (who spent part of her childhood in a Children's Home), and the then Action for Children ch...

2 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Action for Children

Subject: Action for Children

Started 9/7/1869, 156 years ago

National children's charity. Founded by the Reverend Thomas Bowman Stephenson as 'The Children's Home'. Renamed 'National Children's Home' and adopted its present name in 2008. It originally provid...

Group, Benefactor, Children

2 memorials
Anthony Berbeck

Subject: Anthony Berbeck

Died 9/7/1983, 42 years ago

Berbeck actually escaped the fire, but became mentally disturbed and died after falling from a balcony, a possible suicide. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has researched this young man: Anthony Alex...

Person, Tragedy

2 memorials
Sir Leslie Boyce

Subject: Sir Leslie Boyce

Born 9/7/1895, 130 years ago

Sir Leslie Boyce, KBE was Lord Mayor of London 1951-2. Born in Australia. Settled in Cheltenham after WW1. Conservative Party politician.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Australia

1 memorial
Thomas Briggs

Subject: Thomas Briggs

Died 9/7/1864, 161 years ago

Banker and murder victim. He was beaten and robbed while he travelled on the 9.50pm train from Fenchurch Street to Chalk Farm. The assailant took his gold watch and gold spectacles, but left £5 in ...

Person, Commerce, Tragedy

1 memorial
Edmund Burke

Subject: Edmund Burke

Died 9/7/1797, 228 years ago

Economist, philosopher, author and statesman. Born in Dublin. MP 1766-94 with the Whig Party.

Person, Philosophy, Politics & Administration, Ireland

3 memorials
Centenary Hall - McArthur

Memorial: Centenary Hall - McArthur

Erected 9/7/1883, 142 years ago

SE11, Cottington Street, Centenary Hall

High on the front, at the left is the Sunday Schools plaque, and on the right the Memorial School plaque. The McArthur stone is low on th...

3 subjects commemorated
Gropius, Breuer and Moholy-Nagy

Memorial: Gropius, Breuer and Moholy-Nagy

Erected 9/7/2018, 7 years ago

NW3, Lawn Road, 3

Flats designed by Wells Coates for Molly and Jack Pritchard. Originally the block had 32 flats (later extended to 36). Most of them had v...

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Henry Hallam

Subject: Henry Hallam

Born 9/7/1777, 248 years ago

Historian best known for his books on European history and English constitutional history.

Person, History

1 memorial
Edward Heath

Subject: Edward Heath

Born 9/7/1916, 109 years ago

Conservative Prime Minister 1970 - 74. Born Broadstairs but lived the first 7 years of his life at the house with the plaque. Died at his home Arundells in Salisbury. 2015: Oh, dear, he's being in...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
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