As so often happens, this group was formed to campaign against the proposed demolition of something, in this case Albert Bridge. Thankfully their campaign was successful and they have gone on to similar campaigns and generally to improve the quality of life in Battersea.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Battersea Society
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Donald Swann
Donald Swann, 1923 - 1994, composer, songwriter and entertainer, lived here 1...
Hilda Hewlett
The plaque is located on the site of her first factory which was called the O...
Katherine Mackay Low
Katharine Mackay Low, 1855 - 1923, philanthropist, in whose memory this settl...
Sir George Shearing
Sir George Shearing OBE, 1919 - 2011, jazz pianist and composer. The Batterse...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Ongar Millennium History Society
Formed to promote and foster an active interest in the local history of Ongar, and to preserve it for future generations.
1 memorial
Sir Thomas Dewey
President of the Prudential Assurance Company. Born Thomas Charles Dewey in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. He joined the Prudential Company as a junior clerk and worked his way up. He lived in Bromley, K...
1 memorial
Empire Memorial Sailors' Hospital
Built following an appeal (largely organised by women) throughout the British Empire. It provided 205 single cabins for homeless merchant seamen in London, and by 1929 had accommodated over a milli...
1 memorial
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Chambers Nicholson
Chemist and dye manufacturer. We found this man in Grace's Guide: Born in Lincoln as Edward Chambers Nicholson. 1845 became one of the first students at the Royal College of Chemistry. 1853 he form...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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