A scheme of the Charity Commissioners dated 11 July 1879 consolidated the separate almshouses in Westminster founded by James Palmer, Nicholas Butler and Emery Hill, into the United Westminster Almshouses which were built in Rochester Row in 1881-2.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
United Westminster Almshouses
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Emery Hill bust
The plaque immediately below the bust is blank but there are 4 others below t...
James Palmer bust
The plaque immediately below the bust is blank but there are 4 others below t...
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Hebra Gemilut Hasadim
This phrase translates as "Society for Deeds of Loving Kindness", a Jewish Benevolent Society. It was established on the site where Albert Stern House now is and included a hospital for sick poor a...
1 memorial
Westminster Union Workhouse / St James Workhouse
The parish of St James Piccadilly erected a workhouse on Poland Street in 1725 for the able-bodied poor. This was taken over by the newly-formed Westminster Union in 1868. The workhouse closed in o...
1 memorial
Elizabeth Fry
Prison reformer. Born as Elizabeth Gurney in Norwich into a Quaker banking family. Priscilla Wakefield was her aunt. She first visited Newgate prison in 1813 and was appalled at the conditions of ...
2 memorials
Reverend St John Groser
Priest and social reformer. Born Australia to parents who were there as missionaries. Educated in England. Vicar of Christ Church, Watney Street from 1929-48. Held left-wing views that he acted...
Person, Politics & Administration, Religion, Social Welfare, Australia
1 memorial
Edith How-Martyn
Suffragist and birth control campaigner. Born Edith How in London. 1899 married George Herbert Martyn. Member of the Women's Social and Political Union. She was arrested in 1906 for attempting to ...
1 memorial
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William Beckham
William Beckham is the boy lying on his side on the left at the front in the photograph of the scout troop. He was one of the ten children of William John Beckham (1870-1917) and Harriett Beckham...
2 memorials
The Rose Theatre - Kingston upon Thames
Its layout is based on the former Rose Theatre in Southwark. The front rows have no seats, but instead of standing space for 'groundlings', patrons bring their own cushions. A plaque at the entranc...
1 memorial
Orange Street Church
WC2, Orange Street
{On the plaque to the right of the door:} Orange Street Congregational Church This Church was founded in 1693 by Huguenot refugees who ...
3 subjects commemorated
Bank underground station
London Underground station. It has a very complicated layout with many exits/entrances. It is served by the Central, Northern and Waterloo & City lines, as well as the Docklands Light Railway. ...
1 memorial
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