Person    | Male  Born 12/12/1885  Died 15/12/1972

Tubby Clayton

Categories: Philanthropy, Religion

C.of E. clergyman and founder of Toc H. Born Australia, but his family returned to England the next year so he was brought up here. While serving as an army chaplain in WW1 he created a soldiers club, Talbot House the first Toc H. In 1923 he was appointed to All Hallows by the Tower where he remained as vicar until 1963. 1933 he was a founder of the Tower Hill Improvement Trust. This became the spiritual centre of Toc H. Died at his home on Tower Hill.

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Tubby Clayton

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Tubby Clayton & Toc H

English Heritage Reverend P. T. B. 'Tubby' Clayton, 1885 - 1972, founder of T...

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Emperor Trajan statue

{On a steel plaque attached to the base:} Statue believed to be of the Roman ...

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Wakefield

The 'lamp of maintenance' above the bust is the symbol used by Toc H. This wh...

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Joshua Watson

Joshua Watson

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Person, Education, Philanthropy, Religion

1 memorial
Lawrence Sheriff

Lawrence Sheriff

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1 memorial
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount

William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount

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Person, Journalism / Publishing, Philanthropy, Property, Italy, USA

1 memorial
Grand Order of Water Rats

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Group, Music / songs, Philanthropy, Theatre, TV & Radio

7 memorials
Samuel Lewis

Samuel Lewis

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2 memorials