Group    From 1/12/1966 

Shelter

Categories: Social Welfare

A charity that campaigns to end homelessness and bad housing in England and Scotland. Founded by Bruce Kenrick it evolved out of the work on behalf of homeless people being carried on at St Martin-in-the-Fields and was also spurred by the public outcry following transmission of the B.B.C. television play 'Cathy Come Home', which dealt with the problems of homelessness.

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

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Shelter

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Bruce Kenrick

Bruce Kenrick, 1920 - 2007, founder of Notting Hill Housing Trust and Shelter...

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Rosehaugh Stanhope self-build housing initiative for the unemployed

Rosehaugh Stanhope self-build housing initiative for the unemployed

Rosehaugh Stanhope Developments was responsible for a number of high-profile developments in the City, such as Broadgate. The Independent's 1992 report on the failure of the Rosehaugh company descr...

Concept, Property, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Missions to Seamen Institute

Missions to Seamen Institute

From Port Cities: " ... the Missions to Seamen organization {was} founded in 1856. Its task was to coordinate the work of various Anglican ministries on behalf of seamen.  The organization's most o...

Group, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Leo Bonn

Leo Bonn

A merchant banker. Aged about 70 he started to lose his hearing. Founded what is now the Royal National Institute for Deaf People at his London home. Leopold Bernhard Bonn was born on 3 August 185...

Person, Commerce, Social Welfare, France, Germany

1 memorial
St Anne's Court

St Anne's Court

Haven for political refugees from France and Switzerland and, in modern times, from Eastern Europe.

Place, Social Welfare, France, Switzerland

1 memorial

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Rev. William Spurstowe

Rev. William Spurstowe

Born London, date of birth is approximate.  Became vicar of Hackney in 1643 but was ejected in 1662 for nonconformity.  Shortly before his death he provided almshouses for 6 'poor widows' in Hackne...

Person, Benefactor, Religion

2 memorials
Lady Margaret Macdonald Casson

Lady Margaret Macdonald Casson

Born as Margaret Macdonald Troup on 26 September 1913 in Pretoria, South Africa, she was the second of the three daughters of Dr James Macdonald Troup (1867-1945) and Alberta Beatrice Caroline Trou...

Person, Craft / Design, Education, Friend / family, South Africa

1 memorial
Liberal Democrat History Group

Liberal Democrat History Group

From their website: The Liberal Democrat History Group promotes the discussion and research of topics relating to the histories of the British Liberal Democrats and its predecessor parties, the Lib...

Group, History, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Alfred Dennis

Alfred Dennis

Victim of the Druid Street arch bomb, aged 52.

Person

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

Closely related to the royal family but Henry VIII took against Henry and his father, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk.  They were imprisoned and Henry was beheaded at Tower Hill.  His father sur...

Person, Execution, Poetry

1 memorial