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Seamen's Hospital Society Greenwich

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Credit for this entry to: Matt Brown

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Seamen's Hospital Society Greenwich

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Tropical sickness

This building housed the London School of Tropical Medicine and the Hospital ...

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Whetstone Society

Whetstone Society

In their July 2012 newsletter the Friern Barnet and Whetstone Residents’ Association report "WE sadly have to report that our companion organisation “The Whetstone Society” has closed. The chairman...

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Copers Cope Area Residents Association

Copers Cope Area Residents Association

Founded to protect and promote the local interests of residents of Central and Northern Beckenham.  

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Penge Heritage Trail

Penge Heritage Trail

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.

Place, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
The Drum

The Drum

World War II air raid shelter.

Building, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
South Place Ethical Society / Conway Hall Ethical Society

South Place Ethical Society / Conway Hall Ethical Society

Possibly the oldest surviving free thought organisation in the world, and the only remaining Ethical society in the UK. Originated as a religious group, allied to the Baptists. By 1793 they had the...

Group, Community / Clubs, Philosophy, Religion

1 memorial

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World War 1

World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

384 memorials
Marshalsea Prison - garden

Marshalsea Prison - garden

SE1, Tabard Street, St George's Churchyard Gardens

Marshalsea Prison Beyond this old wall is the site of the old Marshalsea Prison, closed in 1842. This sign is attached to a remnant of th...

3 subjects commemorated
Sir Alan Herbert

Sir Alan Herbert

Author and politician. Born Alan Patrick Herbert at Ashtead Lodge, Ashtead, Leatherhead. He was called to the bar, but never practised. Joined Punch magazine as a writer in 1924 and went on to writ...

Person, Literature, Music / songs, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Soweto children

Soweto children

SW9, Max Roach Park

This sculpture was inspired by a widely-circulated and influential news photograph taken by Sam Nzima during the Soweto uprising – see th...

1 subject commemorated, 7 creators
Chester Players

Chester Players

The clergy encouraged the staging of mystery plays from around 1350.  Performed in English these taught the Christian stories to the people who could not read, nor understand the Latin used in chur...

Group, Theatre

1 memorial