Group    From 9/7/1869 

Action for Children

Categories: Benefactor, Children

National children's charity. Founded by the Reverend Thomas Bowman Stephenson as 'The Children's Home'. Renamed 'National Children's Home' and adopted its present name in 2008. It originally provided homes run by mother and father figures who gave respect and affection to destitute children,

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Royal Docks Trust

Royal Docks Trust

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1 memorial
Vernon W. Hill II

Vernon W. Hill II

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W. F. D. Smith, Lord Hambleden

W. F. D. Smith, Lord Hambleden

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Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
AC Cars Limited

AC Cars Limited

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Group, Engineering, Transport

1 memorial
King's Cross War memorial - 2. temporary

King's Cross War memorial - 2. temporary

NW1, Euston Road, King's Cross Station

This memorial is taking on different configurations in different locations as the station undergoes its renovation. We first saw it, an...

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator