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Society of Friends in London

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English Buildings has a good short intro to Quakers in England and an assessment of an important Quaker building, albeit, not in London. Quakers were active in the WW2 Kindertransport.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Society of Friends in London

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Friends Meeting Place - Peckham

Friends meeting house. This building was the Peckham meeting house of the Soc...

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Kindertransport - Kent

{Carved into the right side of the plinth:} Pro dítě {Czech for “for the chil...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Society of Friends in London

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Quakers - Memorial Buildings

To the left of this huge plaque there is a small, simple and extremely well-m...

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German Evangelical Church Sydenham

German Evangelical Church Sydenham

Founded by ​​wealthy German businessmen and artisans who left the City of London for the relative peace of Forest Hill.  Temporary accommodation was used from 1875 until this pictured church was bu...

Building, Religion, Germany

1 memorial
Thomas Bowman Stephenson

Thomas Bowman Stephenson

Wesleyan minister and benefactor. Born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He entered the Wesleyan ministry in 1860. In 1869 he founded the Children's Home (now known as the charity Action for Children) to pro...

Person, Benefactor, Children, Religion

1 memorial
Baron Friedrich von Hügel

Baron Friedrich von Hügel

Theologian. Born Florence, Italy. son of an Austrian nobleman/diplomat. Died London.

Person, Religion, Italy

1 memorial
St Mary Aldermanbury church

St Mary Aldermanbury church

This church, destroyed in the Great Fire in 1666 and rebuilt by Wren in 1676 was damaged in WW1 and then gutted in WW2, and then left roofless waiting for demolition - Londonist has a photo. On 5 ...

Group, Museums / Libraries, Religion, USA

2 memorials
Winchester Palace

Winchester Palace

A nearby information board gives: These ruins are all that remain of the palace of the powerful Bishops of Winchester, one of the largest and most important buildings in medieval London. Founded i...

Building, Property, Religion

1 memorial