Formed in New York City by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others. The society's initial objective was the study of Occultism, the Cabala and Eastern religions. Its seal incorporates the Swastika (in its original form as a sacred symbol), the Star of David, the Ankh, the Aum and the Ouroboros.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
The Theosophical Society
18th century London club with political (Whig) and literary interests. Tending to the clandestine it met, at different periods, at the Trumpet Tavern, the Fountain Tavern and at Barn Elms. In sum...
Group, Community / Clubs, Literature, Politics & Administration
An initiative set up by volunteers to promote the activities of local groups, and to cover the issues raised at the local assembly, including parking, traffic congestion, pollution and planning iss...
The Henriette Raphael Building at Guy's Hospital.
This is a very vague indication of who erected the plaque for P.D. James. We'd guess it's a group of local residents.
Maggie Thatcher in power, the cold war, Anglo-American capitalism, loony-left councillors in Hackney... ah, those were the days.
We have seen other websites where this building is confused with Myddelton Hall, which is the building further up Almeida Street, now use...
This group still exists as a charity, but they do not seem keen to give away any information about themselves.
Unveiled on Windrush Day. A very simple design, we think the horizontal obelisk may represent the fallen.
Dirty and uncared for, but we prefer the Duchess plaque - just the way they have written the "Qu" of "Queen" endears it to us. The modern...
The current building was designed by Arthur Bailey and built in 1950.
