An organisation based in Luton and dedicated to carnival arts.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
UK Centre for Carnival Arts
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Claudia Jones - Carnival Village
Carnival Village honours Claudia Jones, 1915 - 1964, publisher, political act...
Leslie Palmer
Leslie Palmer, 1943, pioneered the template for the modern Notting Hill Carni...
Other Subjects
Oddfellows
Odd Fellows (or Oddfellows, Odd Fellowship, Oddfellowship) is an international fraternity consisting of lodges first documented in 1730 in London. Similar in concept to Freemasonry.
2 memorials
Finnish Seamen's Mission
We found a reference to the Mission at the Branch Street address in the Children's Newspaper, 10 June 1933, but apart from that the address given for the Finnish Seamen's Mission and church is alwa...
1 memorial
The Keskidee
Britain's first black arts and cultural centre. Named for a Caribbean singing bird (which seems to sing Qu'est-ce qu'-il dit?), it was founded by Oscar Abrams (1937-96). It had a library, gallery, ...
1 memorial
Natalie Bell
Natalie is a community activist playing a vital part in local projects such as Coin Street Community Builders, SE1 United You th Forum, WaCoCo and Friends of St John's Sculpture Garden. She champi...
1 memorial
Vic-Wells Association
Organisation to support Sadler's Wells & the Old Vic. From their website: "The Vic-Wells Association was founded between 1922-1923 by Lilian Baylis. The Association's objective at that time wa...
1 memorial
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Choice FM
Started broadcasting from studios in Trinity Gardens (where the plaque is) in 1990. Co-founded by Patrick Berry and Neil Kenlock, Choice was Britain’s first 24-hour black music radio station with ...
1 memorial
Frederick Goodall
Painter. Born 20 Arlington Street. Following visits to Egypt his work often featured that country, and he was very successful, enabling him to employ R. N. Shaw to build Grim's Dyke as his home. A ...
2 memorials
Cara Leland Rogers Duff Broughton, Lady Fairhaven
Born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, her father, Henry Huttleston Rogers, being immensely wealthy. 1890 married Bradford Ferris Duff but she was widowed aged 23. Married Urban Broughton 12 November 18...
2 memorials
Thames Tunnel Mill
London's docks were badly damaged by bombing during WW2, but managed a resurgence during the 1950s. The 1970s however, saw the introduction of container ships which were too large to be handled in ...
1 memorial
Surrey Docks
The south bank of the Thames used to be in Surrey, now in Southwark. The first dock created here in 1696 was initially named Howland Great Wet Dock and then Greenland Dock due to the whaling ships ...
10 memorials
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