A walking tour which includes people and places in the history of Penge.
2022: Most of the web links related to this are inaccessible. There's a Facebook page and this 2017 page.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Penge Heritage Trail
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King William IV Asylum
King William IV Naval Asylum Designed by Philip Hardwick and built in 1848. R...
Walter de la Mare - Green Lane
Walter de la Mare (1873 - 1956) ''Is there anybody there? said the traveller ...
Other Subjects
South End Green Association
An association for residents, shops and local workers devoted to South End Green, which is the principal gateway to Hampstead Heath. Shortly after being formed, it succeeded in thwarting a plan to ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Blackfriars Settlement
A charity based in London SE1 for nearly 130 years which aims to create and provide community services and support. See Settlement for an explanation.
1 memorial
Haydn Society of Great Britain
The group's website.
1 memorial
Jonathan’s Coffee House
Founded by Jonathan Miles in Exchange Alley around 1680. In 1698 John Castaing posted a list of prices for stocks and commodities. And so traders who were expelled from the Royal Exchange used Jona...
1 memorial
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Madame Tussaud
Born in Strasbourg as Marie Grosholtz. Her mother worked for Dr Curtius, a wax modeller, who taught his skills to Marie. In the French revolution made death masks of the executed nobles and royalty...
2 memorials
Thomas Hood
Born 31 Poultry and died at home in Devonshire Lodge, London. Example: "Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms, But a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms."
4 memorials
Warren Hastings
Born Oxfordshire. Joined the British East India Company as a clerk and rose to become the first Governor-General of Bengal 1773 - 85. Accused of corruption and the judicial killing of Maharaja Nand...
1 memorial
Young Womens Christian Association
From their website: YWCA was founded in 1855 by Miss Emma Robarts and The Hon Mrs Arthur Kinnaird. Miss Robarts started organising groups for young women who were coming to London for the first ti...
1 memorial
Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
The fiftieth anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria was celebrated on Monday 20 June 1887. In George Gissing's 1894 novel 'In the Year of Jubilee' characters discuss whether to participate...
12 memorials
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