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 by Paul P. Harris, Gustave Loehr, Sylvester Schiele and Hiram E. Shorey. It was called 'rotary', as meetings took place in rotation at members' places of business.
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Rotary International
An armillary (or astrolabe) is a model comprising rings showing the positions...
This is possibly the same group of Guy's alumni who gather each October for a lunch to celebrate the life and work of Doctor John Fry.
Westminster City Council informs us that this acronym stands for 'Bayswater Residents Association', but we are unable to find anything that distinguishes it from SEBRA.
This 1870 map shows that the land between Stoke Newington Common and Hackney Downs, to the east of where the railway was to be built, was entirely undeveloped and occupied by three large areas, eac...
Alumni Association for the Grey Coat Hospital school.
Born into the landed gentry. Began his career with the Bank of England in 1921. Knighted in 1955 for services to banking. Lord Mayor of London 1959-60.
Famous for its role in the Battle of Britain, fending off the German air attack on Britain.
Following the French Revolution France, under Napoleon, fought with most of Europe (primarily Britain, Spain, Russia and Austria) in various alliances for over a decade. The fighting spread as fa...
From their website: "PEER is an independent arts organisation that has evolved from the ground up over the past twenty years, putting down deep roots within the socially, culturally and economical...
Local community organiser and campaigner. Lived on the Peckwater Estate 1966 - 2003. A play centre in 1972, some play groups, countless ‘jollies’ to the seaside for tenants - all owe their existen...
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