Group    From 1963 

The Clapham Society

Categories: Community / Clubs, History

A society founded with the aim of improving the quality of life in Clapham and to strengthen its identity and sense of community.

Initiated a Green Plaque Scheme in 2011 to commemorate interesting buildings in Clapham.

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

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The Clapham Society

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Clapham Common deep shelter

Clapham Common deep shelter. Built 1942. Troop hostel & government use ar...

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Clapham fire station

The Lodge, built 1868. Clapham fire station 1868 - 1902. The Clapham Society

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Clapham Odeon

Odeon Cinema, 1938 - 1972, refurbished 1999 as foyer apartments. The Clapham ...

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Eagle House - Clapham

Eagle House built 1773. The surviving south wing refurbished 2008. The Clapha...

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Oddfellows Hall Clapham

Oddfellows Hall, Pride of Clapham Lodge, built 1852. Baptist Chapel 1852 - 19...

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Other Subjects

Brixton Black Women's Group

Brixton Black Women's Group

Started by Olive Morris and other women who had been active in the Black Panther Movement. It was formed to address the specific issues faced by black women, and to offer advice and support to thos...

Group, Community / Clubs, Gender Issues, Race Issues

2 memorials
Jim McFarland

Jim McFarland

Jim's daughter Rachelle McFarland has kindly provided this information about her father: "He was born in Coventry and came to London in his youth, to eventually meet my mother. "He has worked for...

Person, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Anglo-Canadian friendship

Anglo-Canadian friendship

The plaque actually commemorated just the friendship between the people of Ottawa and the people of Holborn but this seemed a bit narrow so we have broadened the scope of the rapport.

Concept, Community / Clubs, Canada

1 memorial
Kew Society

Kew Society

Originally founded as the Kew Union. It seeks to enhance the beauty of Kew and preserve its heritage. It reviews all planning applications in Kew, with special regard to the architectural integrity...

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
Canning House

Canning House

A centre dedicated to stimulating understanding and engagement between Britain and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian world, through dynamic debates, networking, events, and education activities.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial

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Susheila N. Cottle

Susheila N. Cottle

Shusheila Nirmala Singh was born on 21 March 1959. In 1976 she married Toni E. Cottle in the Waltham Forest registration district and they had three children. Marvin Tonie Cottle was born on 1 Aug...

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Henry Lee Betts
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
H. Arscott

H. Arscott

Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: Sapper Henry Arscott was born on 31 March 1881 in Hampstead, the younger son of William and Frances Arscott. His father was a house painter. The 1881...

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Shepherd's Well

Shepherd's Well

One of the two sources of the Tyburn river, the other being in the grounds of Belsize Manor (now the area called Belsize Park).  The picture shows the well in 1820.  In 1878 Edward Walford wrote " ...

Place, Food & Drink

1 memorial