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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Carr-Gomm Society

Carr-Gomm Society

Charity founded by Richard Carr-Gomm, providing support to deprived people.

Group, Philanthropy, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Jemina Durning Smith

Jemina Durning Smith

The following information primarily comes from the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, also see the Durning Library: Born the eldest daughter of John Benjamin Smith (merchant and politician) ...

Person, Philanthropy, Tragedy

1 memorial
Katherine Mackay Low

Katherine Mackay Low

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Person, Philanthropy, USA

1 memorial
Park Lane Group

Park Lane Group

From their website: This is a charity which "Given the free use of Park Lane House, 45 Park Lane, London W1 in 1956..." gives opportunities to young musicians.

Group, Music / songs, Philanthropy

1 memorial
Morden College

Morden College

A charity founded by Sir John Morden, to accommodate merchants who had lost their estates by accidents and perils of the seas. Initially, only single or widowed men were admitted, but in the 20th c...

Place, Philanthropy

1 memorial

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Person, Poetry, Seriously Famous

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Mr & Mrs Richard Ellis

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1 memorial
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Sustrans

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Group, Transport

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Arthur Heron Ryan-Tenison, FRIBA

Arthur Heron Ryan-Tenison, FRIBA

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Person, Architecture

1 memorial
Edward Morris

Edward Morris

For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial