A society that exists to encourage interest in, and to care for the environment and history of Peckham and the surrounding area.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Peckham Society
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David Sheppard
Lord David Sheppard, 1929 - 2005, England cricket captain, Bishop of Woolwich...
Nunhead Lane V1 rocket
In memory of the 24 people who died from a V1 missile strike at this site on ...
William Griggs
Pioneer photo lithographer, William Griggs, 1832 - 1911, lived and worked her...
William Harnett Blanch
Historian, William Harnett Blanch, 1836 - 1900, lived here. Peckham Society
Other Subjects
1 memorial
300 years of Anglo-Dutch Maritine Friendship
Both sea-faring, Protestant nations, relations have been pretty good since William of Orange was invited to take the British throne in 1688.
Event, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Netherlands
1 memorial
Hungarian Cultural Centre
From their (Picture source) website: "Dedicated to enhancing knowledge and appreciation of Hungarian culture, the Balassi Institute Hungarian Cultural Center organises and supports a wide spectrum ...
1 memorial
Mangrove Restaurant
At 8 All Saints Road, Notting Hill. Created and owned for 24 years by Crichlow. It was a centre for political and social activism within the African and Caribbean culture. Visitors included: Jim...
Place, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Race Issues
1 memorial
Friern Barnet & District Local History Society
From their website: "Our founder, John Donovan, lived in Friern Barnet between 1966 and 1995. He became concerned that nothing was being done to record and preserve the history of the area and befo...
1 memorial
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Henry Williamson
Writer. Born at 66 Braxfield Road, Brockley. His best known work, 'Tarka the Otter' was published in 1927. He attended the Nuremberg rally in Berlin and saw Adolf Hitler as a source of good for his...
1 memorial
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...
244 memorials
Howard de Walden Estates Ltd
Wikipedia has a very useful map showing "Estate (freehold) ownership of land in Central London as of 2023". The Howard de Walden Estate is shown in light red.
2 memorials
Sjt. Robert Alexander Livingstone
Born in Bedford. Died aged 31 years, killed by the IRA Regent's Park bomb.
1 memorial
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