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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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...
Kindertransport - Kent
{Carved into the right side of the plinth:} Pro dítě {Czech for “for the chil...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
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...
Other Subjects
St Mary’s church, Greenwich
One of architect George Basevi's early commissions - he was brought up in Greenwich. Demolished in 1935. To us the tower seems out of proportion to the pedimented portico.
1 memorial
Christchurch - Greyfriars Church
An information board at the site reads: "Christchurch Greyfriars churchyard covers the site of the church of the Franciscan monastery which stood here from about 1228. The original church was demol...
3 memorials
Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief
Now known as the World Jewish Fund. Established in 1933 as the Central British Fund, the charity rescued over 100,000 Jewish people from Germany before WWII and was also largely responsible for or...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Historic Chapels Trust
From the picture source website: "Rescues places of worship in England that are no longer in use. We aim to hand them onto future generations in good condition, as the physical record of religiou...
1 memorial
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Harry Beckett
Harold Winston "Harry" Beckett. Trumpeter and flugelhorn player. Born Barbados. Resident in the UK from 1954.
1 memorial
Queen Anne's Bounty
Following the Reformation the taxes on church livings, which used to be paid to the Pope, went to the Crown. In 1704, during Queen Anne's reign, a scheme was implemented that used some of these fun...
1 memorial
Sidney Godley
Soldier. Born Sidney Frank Godley in East Grinstead, West Sussex. Fought with the 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He was awarded the first Victoria Cross of WW1, and was also the first private sold...
2 memorials
World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
378 memorials
1 memorial
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