A club for Dutchmen who had escaped their occupied country to join the Allied Forces. The Dutch Wikipedia has some information. The day of opening may be 2 rather than 6 (sources vary). The literal translation is 'Orange Port', orange of course being the colour of the Dutch Royal family, going back to the House of Oranje-Nassau, from which our King William III came.
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Oranjehaven
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Oranjehaven
Oranjehaven This building served as a club endowed in 1942 by Her Majesty Que...
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Luton African Caribbean Community Development Forum
Apart from their address, we can find no other information about this group.
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Henry Joshua (Jos) Brown
President of the Rotary Club of Enfield and local horticulturist.
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Paddington Recreation Ground
Noted as the earliest public athletic ground in London. It includes ten tennis courts, an athletics track, two artificial grass pitches, and two bowling greens.
1 memorial
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Greater London Council
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could not abide its left-wing politics, nor its leader, Ken Livingstone. On its 50th anniversary Diamond Geezer posted a goo...
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Roman invasion
The first Roman invasions of Britain took place in 55-54 BCE - Julius Caesar had two attempts. The Roman conquest was only completed in 43 BCE by Emperor Claudius.
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