Building    From 6/6/1942 

Oranjehaven

Categories: Community / Clubs

Countries: Netherlands

Building

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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Deptford History Group

Deptford History Group

2012: we can find no information about this group, so possibly it is no longer active.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Enfield Society

Enfield Society

Founded  as the Enfield Preservation Society, and renamed The Enfield Society in 2007.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

2 memorials
Sir Duncan Watson, J.P., M.I.E.E.

Sir Duncan Watson, J.P., M.I.E.E.

Duncan Watson was born on 11 January 1873 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the tenth of the eleven children of Joseph Watson (1831-1905) and Margaret Paton Watson née Connell (1833-1919). His t...

Person, Community / Clubs, Engineering, Politics & Administration, Scotland

1 memorial
Marchmont Association

Marchmont Association

Aims to promote the on-going improvement of Marchmont Street and the surrounding area for the benefit of residents, businesses and visitors and to promote community spirit and a sense of shared res...

Group, Community / Clubs

27 memorials