Plaque

Friends Meeting Place - Peckham

Inscription

Friends meeting house. This building was the Peckham meeting house of the Society of Friends 1835 - 1962, attended by eminent quakers including Elizabeth Cadbury, social reformer and Arthur Eddington, astronomer.
Historic Southwark

Site: Friends Meeting House - Peckham (1 memorial)

SE15, Highshore Road, 2 - 4, Royal Mail Delivery Office

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Society of Friends in London

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Elizabeth Cadbury

Philanthropist. Born Elizabeth Mary Taylor at 3 Elm Place, Peckham Rye. She a...

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Sir Arthur Eddington

Astronomer. mathematician and physicist. Born Arthur Stanley Eddington in Ken...

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