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Pulford Street Site Committee

Categories: Social Welfare

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The Pulford Street Site Fund was responsible for raising the resources necessary, mainly from Westminster residents, with grants from the Ministry of Health and Westminster Council, to build the Tachbrook Estate. The Westminster Housing Trust Ltd was responsible for the actual purchase of the land and building of the flats.

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Pulford Street Site Committee

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Tachbrook - Foundation

This stone was laid by the Rt Hon Sir Hilton Young, GBE, Minister of Health, ...

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Tachbrook - Founders

Founders To commemorate the work of Lady Walston Chairman, the Rt Hon Sir Joh...

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Dr Charles Vickery Drysdale

Dr Charles Vickery Drysdale

Electrical engineer and social reformer promoting family planning and eugenics. Born in Paris. As an engineer, he invented the phase-shifting transformer, and was co-founder of the Institute of Phy...

Person, Engineering, Social Welfare, France

1 memorial
Philip Blairman

Philip Blairman

Son of Harris Blairman who arrived from Poland in the late 1870s and in 1884 established the antique business, H. Blairman & Sons Ltd. Following active service in the Royal Flying Corp, Philip ...

Person, Social Welfare

2 memorials
Dr C. Skerry

Dr C. Skerry

Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.

Person, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Penny Savings Bank

Penny Savings Bank

From Tottenham Quakers  "In 1798 Priscilla Wakefield founded the first "frugality bank" in England. This she founded at Ship Inn Yard in Tottenham. It was intended to help people on lower incomes t...

Concept, Commerce, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Rotary International

Rotary International

An international organisation with the purpose of bringing together business and professional people, to provide humanitarian service, goodwill and peace around the world. It was formed in Chicago ...

Group, Community / Clubs, Philanthropy, Social Welfare, USA

1 memorial

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Marcelle Quinton

Marcelle Quinton

Sculptor. Niece of American industrialist, Henry J Leir.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Henry Frankland

Henry Frankland

One of five fire-watchers killed on the night bombs fell on Chelsea Old Church and the surrounding area. Carpenter employed by the Westminster Carriage Company, 48 Old Church Street. Not an offici...

Person, Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
John Forster

John Forster

Writer and literary adviser. Born Newcastle upon Tyne. Came to London in 1828 to attend University College and to enter Inner Temple.  A good friend of Charles Dickens he published his biography in...

Person, Literature

2 memorials