Founder of the Young Men's Christian Association. Born Somerset. Died in a hotel in Torquay.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir George Williams
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Sir George Williams
In the photograph of the current building the plaque is behind the portico.
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Coin Street Community Builders
From their website: "We are a social enterprise working in Waterloo and North Southwark, London. From a derelict site in 1984, we have created a vibrant, diverse and welcoming place for people to l...
2 memorials
Sir Duncan Watson, J.P., M.I.E.E.
Duncan Watson was born on 11 January 1873 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the tenth of the eleven children of Joseph Watson (1831-1905) and Margaret Paton Watson née Connell (1833-1919). His t...
Person, Community / Clubs, Engineering, Politics & Administration, Scotland
1 memorial
Caxton Hall
Originally designed as the Westminster City Hall. It was associated with the Suffragettes, who started their marches to Parliament from here. 1940 Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer was assassinated at a ...
3 memorials
Leslie Palmer
From Trinidad. Director of the Notting Hill Carnival 1973-1975. He found sponsorship, recruited more steel bands and reggae groups and introduced static sound systems, live music stages and genera...
Person, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Caribbean Islands
1 memorial
Ladywell Assembly
An initiative set up by volunteers to promote the activities of local groups, and to cover the issues raised at the local assembly, including parking, traffic congestion, pollution and planning iss...
1 memorial
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Kindertransport - Kent
EC2, Liverpool Street Station, Lower level
This sculpture was first installed in 2003, just outside this station, in what is now named Hope Square, when it looked very different, c...
4 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
National Service - Southwark
SE5, Old Kent Road
There is a movement to have these plaques erected across the UK, coordinated by the National Service Veterans Association. We thank Lion...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Joiners' and Ceilers' Hall
First recorded in 1375 as the Guild of St. James, Garlickhythe, the Worshipful Company of Joiners and Ceilers was granted a charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1571. 'Ceilers' work in wood so this is ...
1 memorial
Frederick Startridge Ellis
Born Richmond, Surrey. Bookseller and author. He published the works of William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who were also close friends. Rossetti wrote a limerick about him: "There’s a pub...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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