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
Creations i
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
National Sporting Club
Founded by John Fleming and A. F. "Peggy" Bettinson. First president Hugh Cecil Lowther, Fifth Earl of Lonsdale. It became the home of modern glove boxing, with bouts taking place in silence, after...
1 memorial
Railway Hotel, Harrow
A three-storey brick Victorian pub. In the 1950s it was used as a jazz club and by February 1964 an R&B club (the Bluesday) was operating, where played: Long John Baldry, the Bo Street Runners...
1 memorial
Christmas cards
The first card was designed by John Horsley. The Mail has some pictures of early Christmas cards.
1 memorial
London Hellenic Society
From London Hellenic Prize: "... the London Hellenic Society, a prestigious cultural society established in London in the 1960s by prominent members of the London Greek community ...". We think it ...
1 memorial
Wembley History Society
This group still exists as a charity, but they do not seem keen to give away any information about themselves.
1 memorial
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