Police Memorial Trust
A charitable organisation created following a letter to The Times from Michael Winner about the death of Yvonne Fletcher, and it was in her memory that the Trust's first memorial was erected. The p...
9 memorials
Sir William Powell
Politician and philanthropist. Born as William Hinson circa 1624. His uncle, Sir Edward Powell, 1st Baronet of Pengethly, left him his estates on condition that he changed his name to Powell. In 16...
1 memorial
Mathew Prichard
Grandson of Agatha Christie, his mother Rosalind being Agatha's only child. Christie gave the rights to the play, the Mousetrap, to her grandson as a birthday present. He has given away a lot of...
1 memorial
Queen Anne's Bounty
Following the Reformation the taxes on church livings, which used to be paid to the Pope, went to the Crown. In 1704, during Queen Anne's reign, a scheme was implemented that used some of these fun...
1 memorial
Queen Elizabeth College Almshouses
Founded by William Lambard to house twenty local, elderly, poor people and entrusted to be run by the Drapers' Company. The original buildings were demolished in 1818, and their replacements were e...
2 memorials
RAF Benevolent Fund
Created by Lord Trenchard to provide direct welfare assistance to those of the extended Royal Air Force family in need or distress.
1 memorial
Ragged School Museum
In 1877 a ragged school was set up by Dr Barnardo at 46-50 Copperfield Road, E3, in a group of three canal-side warehouses. The school closed in 1908 when there were enough schools in the area run...
1 memorial
Stella, Lady Reading
Philanthropist. Born Stella Charnaud in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey. She is best remembered as the founder of the Women's Voluntary Services (now known as the Royal Voluntary Service). In...
Person, Philanthropy, India, Turkey, USA
1 memorial
Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Readymoney
Companion of the Star of India, a wealthy Parsi gentleman of Bombay. His grandfather and two great-uncles had made their names, literally, in the opium trade with China (facilitated by the British)...
Person, Engineering, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, India
2 memorials
Mary M. Reeder
Connected with the Tower Hamlet Mission and active in 1958. Tower Hamlets Local Library in their records of the Tower Hamlets Mission gives: "File re the estate of Mrs Mary Margaret Reeder decease...
1 memorial
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