The Friends of Burgess Park are an association of people and other interested groups who are concerned to protect, promote and enhance an important, inner-city London park.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Friends of Burgess Park
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Jessie Burgess
The plaque is one of a series in the Burgess Park Heritage Trail. They are us...
Newby's ice store
Newby's ice store stood on the north bank of the canal in the 1860s. Ice was ...
Passmore Edwards Library, Baths and Washhouse
Passmore Edwards Library, Baths and Washhouse a 'one-stop shop', opened in 19...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Claudia Jones
Born Trinidad. Moved to New York where she became a Communist. Caught up in the McCarthy trials she was imprisoned and then extradited to Britain in December 1955. Became a community organiser afte...
Person, Community / Clubs, Journalism / Publishing, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands, USA
2 memorials
St John's Wood Heritage
We can find no information but assume this is/was a group created to protect the heritage of St John's Wood.
1 memorial
Anglo-Texan Society
Founded in London by author Graham Greene, its founding president. The Handbook of Texas gives a good history of the Society. Our thanks to Lori Grossman for providing information.
1 memorial
Leaside Regeneration Project
A community-based social enterprise set up to develop the regeneration of the Lower Lea Valley and the surrounding area of East London.
1 memorial
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Friendly Female Society
From Bridge to Nowhere: "The Female Friendly Society {sic} was started in 1802, by and for women, operating “by love, kindness, and absence of humbug”. It gave small grants to “poor, aged women of ...
1 memorial
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