Dave Squires

Dave Squires

Much-loved street sweeper in the area around Waterloo Station.  Employed by Veolia who were contracted by Lambeth Council.   Died after a long illness.  His coffin was driven through the Lower Mars...

Person, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs W. F. R. Stanley

Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs W. F. R. Stanley

The Stanleys, William and Eliza, married on 2 February 1857 (his 28th birthday) and were highly respected by the people of South Norwood, hence the lavishness of the tribute. This photograph was qu...

Event, Community / Clubs

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Stanley Hall & Baths

Stanley Hall & Baths

From the splendid Acland Burgley School history site we learn that the Honourable E. Lyulph Stanley (1839-1925 and son of Lady Stanley) was an energetic member of the London School Board with speci...

Building, Community / Clubs, Education, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Staple Inn

Staple Inn

The last surviving Inn of Chancery. Attached to Gray's Inn. Things changed over time but, basically, Inns of Court were places where barristers lodged and worked, while Inns of Chancery were plac...

Building, Community / Clubs, Law

1 memorial
Staple Inn Hall

Staple Inn Hall

Staple Inn Hall, built in 1580, was destroyed by a flying bomb on the 24th August 1944. The Hall was rebuilt in its original form in 1955, incorporating timber & other materials saved from the...

Building, Community / Clubs, Law

1 memorial
Guild of the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew

Guild of the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew

The Guild is a voluntary organisation that supports the work of the hospital. It provides equipment and comforts for the benefit of patients and staff through the income raised by the work of volun...

Group, Community / Clubs, Medicine

2 memorials
Stephen and Matilda Tenants' Co-operative

Stephen and Matilda Tenants' Co-operative

The first local authority estate under tenants' control in Britain. Became a limited company on 30 September 1982. Waymarking gives the interesting history of this organisation.

Group, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Friends of St George's Gardens

Friends of St George's Gardens

Their website describes the gardens thus: "An oasis of calm used every week by hundreds of people living and working in London WC1."

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
St George's Mission and St Peter's church, Wapping

St George's Mission and St Peter's church, Wapping

1856 Reverend Charles Fuge Lowder commenced work on the mission in Wapping (named for their church St George's-in-the-East). Initially it was met with hostility, but in time it came to play an impo...

Place, Community / Clubs

2 memorials
Oxford and St George’s Club / St George’s Settlement

Oxford and St George’s Club / St George’s Settlement

From University of Southampton: "Based in a disused hostel on 125 Cannon Street Road, the Oxford and St George’s Club began in 1914 with a membership of 25 boys. The Club got its name from Basil’s ...

Group, Children, Community / Clubs, Education

2 memorials
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