Group    From 1974 

Befrienders International

Categories: Social Welfare

Created at St Stephen Walbrook Church.

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Befrienders International

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St Stephen Walbrook church

City and Diocese of London. The Lord Mayor's parish church of St. Stephen Wa...

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Chad Varah

Chad Varah

Young vicar who created The Samaritans.

Person, Religion, Social Welfare

2 memorials
Octavia Housing

Octavia Housing

Not-for-profit organisation with a strong track record in social housing and providing care services. Originated as Horace Street Trust and became a model for many subsequent housing associations. ...

Group, Property, Social Welfare

5 memorials
Friendly Female Society

Friendly Female Society

From Bridge to Nowhere: "The Female Friendly Society {sic} was started in 1802, by and for women, operating “by love, kindness, and absence of humbug”. It gave small grants to “poor, aged women of ...

Group, Gender Issues, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Maud(e) Stanley

Maud(e) Stanley

A youth work pioneer who produced an early comprehensive youth work text - and helped to found the London Union of Girls Clubs. Daughter of Lady Stanley. Founded the Soho Club and Home for Working ...

Person, Social Welfare

1 memorial

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Homerton College

Homerton College

Originally created to educate Calvinist ministers, as non-conformists were banned from attending Oxbridge colleges. Its first meetings were held in a public house at the Royal Exchange until 1768 w...

Place, Education

1 memorial
St Peters Eaton Square - Austin Thompson

St Peters Eaton Square - Austin Thompson

SW1, Eaton Square, St Peters

That last phrase "Pray for his soul..." is surely a quotation but we can't source it.

Civilian war dead | WW2
4 subjects commemorated
Chiswick war memorial bench

Chiswick war memorial bench

W4, The Avenue, St Michael & All Angels Church

The foundation stone is below the window on the right; the clock projects from the wall even further to the right, outside our photo.

War dead | WW1
45 subjects commemorated
Jon Pertwee - E6

Jon Pertwee - E6

E6, Barking Road, 39 - 41, The Who Shop

The Who Shop was established in 1984 and sells a vast variety of 'Whovian' merchandise. It also has a Doctor Who museum. Blue plaques to...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Henry Fawcett

Henry Fawcett

Economist, politician and educational reformer. Born Salisbury. Blinded in a shooting accident as a young man. The first blind MP. As Postmaster General (1880-4) he developed the parcel post and in...

Person, Economist, Education, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare

5 memorials