Group    From 1962 

Southgate District Civic Trust / Southgate Civic Trust / Southgate Voice

Categories: Community / Clubs

Founded in response to the threat to demolish the Georgian cottages on Southgate Green. In 1993 its name was changed to Southgate District Civic Trust, in order to reflect the wider area of its interest.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Southgate District Civic Trust / Southgate Civic Trust / Southgate Voice

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Valentine Poole Houses - Southgate

23 - 31 The Green, built 1780 by Valentine Poole Trust for the poor of Barnet...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Southgate District Civic Trust / Southgate Civic Trust / Southgate Voice

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Dame Flora Robson - N14

Unveiled by girls studying drama at Palmers Green High School, Flora's old sc...

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Leigh Hunt - N14 - birth

Leigh Hunt, poet. Born on October 19th 1784 in a house on this site. Died 185...

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Oliver Pike

Oliver Pike, 1877 - 1963, wildlife photographer and author, lived here, 1882 ...

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Other Subjects

Lord Sam

Lord Sam

In 1980 Lawrence 'Lord Sam Soca Wax' Chambers formed London Brotherhood of Soca Sounds, the first soca sound system at the Notting Hill Carnival. He also pioneered making the sound system mobile - ...

Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs

1 memorial
Tassaduq Ahmed

Tassaduq Ahmed

Born in Assam. He came to London in 1952, founded the Pakistan Welfare Association, and became a leading organiser of the fledgling Bengali language movement. He set up Desher Dak (Call To Land), t...

Person, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Journalism / Publishing, Indian Sub-continent

1 memorial
Frank Masters

Frank Masters

Naval cadet from the training ship Arethusa, aged 14. Drowned in the tragedy at Leysdown. He was assisting the scouts at the time.

Person, Children, Community / Clubs, Tragedy

2 memorials

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Lady Kathleen Scott

Lady Kathleen Scott

Sculptor. Born as (Edith Agnes) Kathleen Bruce, in Nottinghamshire. Married Captain Scott (of the Antarctic) in 1908 and was given the title Lady which she would have received, had he returned ali...

Person, Sculpture

2 memorials
St Benedict's Hospital

St Benedict's Hospital

Hill House, built in 1802, was the manor house on this site. It was bought by St Joseph's Teaching Brotherhood and they built a Roman Catholic school, St Joseph's Roman Catholic College, in 1887. T...

Building, Medicine

2 memorials
Donald Swann

Donald Swann

Composer, pianist and entertainer. Born Donald Ibrahim Swann at 27 Coleshill Terrace, Llanelli, Wales. His mother was a Muslim Azerbaijani. He is best remembered for his partnership with Michael Fl...

Person, Music / songs, Theatre, Wales

2 memorials
St Thomas a Becket church war memorial

St Thomas a Becket church war memorial

SW18, West Hill, St Thomas a Becket catholic church

Unusually we have taken our picture of the building from the church's own website - it is much better than ours.

2 subjects commemorated