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

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Action for Children

Commemorated ati

Action for Children

Plaque unveiled by actress Shirley Anne Field (who spent part of her childhoo...

Read More

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Action for Children

Creations i

Action for Children

Plaque unveiled by actress Shirley Anne Field (who spent part of her childhoo...

Read More

Other Subjects

Emma Trotter

Emma Trotter

Married to Robert Trotter and widowed in 1877.  See Robert's page for more information.

Person, Benefactor, Friend / family

1 memorial
Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith

Son of Martha.

Person, Benefactor

1 memorial
John Gordon Crawford

John Gordon Crawford

A wealthy, early member of the Burns Club of London (founded 1868). Undiscovered Dundee by Brian King informs: "... retired Glasgow merchant, who had lived in London for many years, had met the cos...

Person, Benefactor, Commerce

1 memorial
William Abbot

William Abbot

Benefactor. The 'Carpinter' on the plaque is thought to indicate his livelihood rather than his surname.

Person, Benefactor

1 memorial
Charles Dello Strologo

Charles Dello Strologo

Strologo gave about 80 bus shelters to Surrey. Researching Strologo we found that someone was ahead of us: John Slatford, who has very kindly allowed us to re-present his findings here: "Charles D...

Person, Benefactor, Commerce, Egypt, Italy

1 memorial