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Society of Friends in London

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English Buildings has a good short intro to Quakers in England and an assessment of an important Quaker building, albeit, not in London. Quakers were active in the WW2 Kindertransport.

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Society of Friends in London

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Friends Meeting Place - Peckham

Friends meeting house. This building was the Peckham meeting house of the Soc...

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Kindertransport - Kent

{Carved into the right side of the plinth:} Pro dítě {Czech for “for the chil...

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Society of Friends in London

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Quakers - Memorial Buildings

To the left of this huge plaque there is a small, simple and extremely well-m...

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Great Synagogue - Old Jewry

Great Synagogue - Old Jewry

We could find nothing on the history of this Great Synagogue but its closure in 1272 was due to the difficulties suffered by the Jews in England leading up to their expulsion in 1290. Medieval Lond...

Building, Religion

1 memorial
Rev. Alfred M. Myers

Rev. Alfred M. Myers

Vicar of All Saints, Stonebridge/Haggerston  in 1858.

Person, Religion

1 memorial
St Mary Somerset church

St Mary Somerset church

First recorded in the 12th century. Destroyed in the Great Fire it was rebuilt by Wren. The body was demolished in 1871 and only the tower remains. 2018: A 'screaming' keystone on this building wa...

Building, Religion

4 memorials
Lady Anne Agnes Erskine

Lady Anne Agnes Erskine

Born Edinbugh, eldest daughter of the Earl of Buchan. There is a story about her coming across an outdoor gathering at Moorfields at which Rowland Hill (see Surrey Chapel) was preaching and him pic...

Person, Religion, Scotland

1 memorial

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Ealing Grove School, Co-operative School

Ealing Grove School, Co-operative School

The Ealing Grove School (for boys) was established by Lady Byron in 1834 on the site where the plaque is. She appointed E. T. Craig and then Charles Atlee as headmaster. See Ealing College for what...

Group, Education

1 memorial
William Ward (benefactor)

William Ward (benefactor)

Merchant in the City of London. Founded City of London School for Girls. In his will, dated 3 June 1881, left £20,000 to the City of London towards a girls' high school, the residue 'to be applied...

Person, Education

1 memorial
Lilian Faithfull

Lilian Faithfull

English teacher, headmistress, women's rights advocate, magistrate, social worker and humanitarian. Born Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, she graduated with a first in English at Oxford University in 188...

Person, Education, Gender Issues, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Dovehouse Green - blue plaques

Dovehouse Green - blue plaques

SW3, Dovehouse Green

{Top plaque:} To celebrate the silver jubilee of Elizabeth II 1952-1977 and the golden jubilee of the Chelsea Society 1927-1977 the old ...

7 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Holocaust / Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust / Holocaust Memorial Day

Events for this day (27 January every year) are organised by The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust which exists so that we learn the lessons of the past to build a better future now. It is responsible f...

Event, History, Tragedy, Austria, Germany, Poland

15 memorials