Subjects  |  History

The International Bonhoeffer Society

A non-profit, ecumenical, and interfaith scholarly organisation which preserves the memory and enhances the knowledge of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his legacy.

Group, History, Religion

Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society

The society's website doesn't specify when it came into existence. It contains a number of 'journals', the oldest of which is dated 1980, so maybe it dates from then.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

British Comedy Society / Dead Comics Society

Originated in the front room of John Gatenbys' family home in Highgate, during a discussion concerning Peter Seller's nearby childhood home. Out of this the 'Dead Comics Society' was born and their...

Group, Community / Clubs, History, Humour

British Engineerium Trust

Group, Engineering, History

British Plaque Trust

A charity with: "The key objective of the British Plaque Trust (BPT) is to resurrect this national scheme {of English Heritage} which commemorates the lives and successes of notable figures by reco...

Group, History

Dr. Charles Burney

Born Shrewsbury. Music historian. Father of Fanny Burney. In 1783 he was appointed organist at Chelsea College where he lived for the rest of his life, dying there in 1814.See Caroline's Miscel...

Person, History, Music / songs

Thomas Carlyle (author)

Historian, essayist and co-founder of the National Portrait Gallery. Born in Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Portrayed, second from right, in the 1860 Ford Madox Brown painting 'Work'...

Person, History, Literature, Scotland

Howard Carter

Archaeologist and artist. Born at 10 Rich Terrace, Kensington. He first went to Egypt as an artist and drew the painted reliefs of Queen Hatsheput at Thebes. After several years as chief inspector ...

Person, Art, Exploring, History, Egypt

Valerie Carter

Moved to Forty Hill in 1959. President of the Enfield Preservation Society, 1997 - her death. With a background in journalism and publishing she wrote/edited/assisted with a number of Enfield publi...

Person, Community / Clubs, History

Sir Proby Cautley

Civil engineer and palaeontologist. FRS.  Born Suffolk.  Proby was his mother's maiden name.  1819 went to India as a commissioned second lieutenant.  Apart from a few years his work there was main...

Person, Engineering, History, India