This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Trade Unionists
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Hanbury Hall - blue oval plaque
This plaque has a shortened version of the text on the old white plaque.
Hanbury Hall - white plaque - removed
Christ Church Hall Built in 1719 as a French Hugeonot {sic} church it stood b...
Trade Union sculpture
From TUC: "The front of the building is dominated by a bronze sculpture by Be...
Other Subjects
Robert Owen
Socialist and philanthropist, father of the Co-operative movement. Born Wales. Learned the fabric trade and in 1784 was in London working for a retailer. But he quickly moved to Manchester where he...
Person, Industry, Paranormal, Social Welfare, Scotland, USA, Wales
Bernhard Baron
Tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist. Born in what is now Belarus. His father took him to the United States when young; and there, after working at a tobacco factory, he began making the newly p...
Edward Acheson
American chemist, inventor and industrialist. Born Pennsylvania. Initially worked with Edison. Companies he founded include: Carborundum, Inc., UCar International, and Acheson Industries. In abou...
Bennet Woodcroft
Inventor, industrial archaeologist, leading figure in patent reform and the first clerk to the commissioners of patents. Born Lancashire. Appointed professor of machinery at University College Lond...
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Winston Churchill
Prime Minister 1940 - 45 and 1951 - 55. Born Blenheim Palace, near Woodstock, Oxford, into an aristocratic family. His father was the son of the Duke of Marlborough, and his mother was born in Broo...
Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Seriously Famous
Margaret Nakajima
Andrew Behan attempted to research this lady and wrote: "The only lady I could trace by consulting both the 'England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007' held at the General Regi...
Brown Lenox & Co
Created as Brown & Co, by Samuel Brown, a Naval Captain. Became Brown Lenox & Co in 1828 following Brown going into partnership with his cousin, Samuel Lenox in 1806. The West Ferry Road ...
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...
Association of Jewish Refugees
The AJR provides an extensive range of social and welfare services, and grants financial assistance to Jewish victims of Nazi persecution living in Great Britain. The AJR’s plaque scheme honours p...
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