Haven for political refugees from France and Switzerland and, in modern times, from Eastern Europe.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Anne's Court
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Clarion House
Clarion House stands on an historic site in St Anne's Court which passed from...
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Mary Hughes
Social worker. Born 80 Park Street, Mayfair, daughter to the Christian socialist Thomas Hughes who was author of "Tom Brown's Schooldays". Moved to join her sister who was married to the Reverend...
1 memorial
Rachel McMillan
Health visitor and educator. Born at Throggs Neck, Westchester county, New York. Both her parents were from Scotland, and the family returned there when her father died. She and her sister Margaret...
1 memorial
Sutton Dwellings
In 1917 The Church Missionary Society sold its college in Upper Street and the building was replaced with Sutton's model dwellings.
1 memorial
Raoul Wallenberg
Born near Stockholm. Worked for an import-export company owned by a Jewish Hungarian. Travelling frequently to Hungary, he learned Hungarian and become joint owner of the company. In spring 1944 th...
Person, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, Social Welfare, Hungary, Sweden
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien
Born as Freda Pulverness in Stepney but lived most of her life in and around West London. After WW2 the housing conditions, the poverty and the racial mix in Notting Hill brought out her skills as...
1 memorial
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H. Hayhill
Worked in the HM Exchequer and Audit Dept. and had died in or shortly before 1882. 2013: The web has no information about him (we're not surprised.)
1 memorial
1 memorial
London County Council
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a la...
281 memorials
Newham Council
West Ham was merged with parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Borough of Newham in 1965.
8 memorials
William Douglas Caroe
Born near Liverpool, son of the Danish Consul. Became an architect in the Arts and Crafts style, specialising in churches. The splendid 1 Millbank was built for the Church Commissioners in 1903. Di...
1 memorial
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