Rotary clubs were founded to encourage fellowship amongst members of local business communities.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Croydon South Rotary Club
Creations i
Hand Cross - Croydon
{Beneath a Maltese cross:} Hand Cross Near here once stood one of the four ma...
Hern or Hurn Cross - Croydon
{Beneath a Maltese cross:} Hern or Hurn Cross Near here once stood one of the...
Stay or Stake Cross - Croydon
{Beneath a Maltese cross:} Stay or Stake Cross Near here once stood one of th...
Unknown Manorial Cross - Croydon
{Beneath a Maltese cross:} Manorial Cross Near here once stood one of the fou...
Other Subjects
European Regional Development Fund
A fund allocated to the European Union. It focuses on reducing economic disparities within and between member states by supporting economic regeneration and safeguarding jobs.
1 memorial
Garrick Club
Private members’ Club at 15 Garrick Street, named after David Garrick. Notoriously it maintains its rule of not admitting women as members. Members include many high profile or powerful men in fiel...
1 memorial
Ruislip, Northwood & Eastcote Local History Society
A society with the aim to promote the conservation of Ruislip's heritage and to bring the history of the area to life.
1 memorial
Sir Joseph Lyons
Sir Joseph Nathaniel Lyons was a pioneer of mass catering. Chairman of J. Lyons and Co. Born Kennington,his father being a Jewish itinerant watch seller. Joseph was apprenticed to an optician. Mov...
1 memorial
First purpose built nurses' home in London
The Henriette Raphael Building at Guy's Hospital.
1 memorial
Previously viewed
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole
From Southwark News: Jimi " who died aged 20 in April last year after jumping into the Thames from London Bridge to save a woman struggling in the water, was a regular at the Salmon Youth Centre on...
2 memorials
Lady Jane Francesca Wilde
Born Dublin. Mother of Oscar Wilde. Poet under the pseudonym ‘Speranza’. Supporter of the Irish nationalist movement and advocate of women’s rights. Died 146 (now 87) Oakley Street.
1 memorial
Putney Pest House Charity
Set up in 1862 and still awarding small grants.
1 memorial
Ernest Herbert Pitcher, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 8 August 1917, age 28, while serving in the Royal Navy. "With his ship under attack from an enemy submarine he continued to man his gun and direct effective fire. ...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them