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The inhabitants of Charlton

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Charlton is an area of South-East London which still retains the feel of a village. Daniel Defoe described it as: 'A village famous, or rather infamous for the yearly collected rabble of mad-people, at Horn-Fair; the rudeness of which I cannot but think, is such as ought to be suppressed, and indeed in a civiliz'd well govern'd nation, it may well be said to be unsufferable'.
Our photograph of people outside the village cycle shop is undated, but the costumes appear to be late 19th or early 20th century.

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

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The inhabitants of Charlton

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Coronation of King Edward VII - drinking fountain

The date of erection comes from Ian Visits.

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Coronation of King Edward VII - horse trough

{On the side of the trough:} Erected by Sir Spencer Maryon Wilson 11th Bt and...

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Peckham Society

Peckham Society

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Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims

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Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Samuel Pepys Club

Samuel Pepys Club

Formed as a dining club for eminent Pepys admirers and still limited in number, currently to 140 in the UK and 14 abroad.

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1 memorial
Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor

Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor

An exclusive club which only knights can join.  Founded in 1908 to enable a joint opposition to the Walker Trustees who were enforcing their entitlement to collect monies from newly created Knights...

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David Kirkaldy

David Kirkaldy

Born near Dundee. In 1857 Kirkaldy helped form the Institution of Engineers in Scotland and was the first person to set up a load testing machine for construction materials powerful enough to deal ...

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2 memorials