From their website: "The Friends of Lordship Recreation Ground are a group of local people dedicated to organising events and activities to encourage local people to use the park. In addition to supporting projects that will help to maintain and improve the facilities available to members of the public using the park, the group also take a keen interest in the long and varied history of Lordship Recreation Ground. The group are always pleased to hear from people with fond childhood memories of the 'Rec' and indeed information on many of the other happy or tragic events that have occurred over the years."
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Friends of Lordship Recreation Ground
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Downhills air raid shelter WW2
The sculpture, inspired by a Pablo Picasso painting, was designed by Curtis a...
Other Subjects
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.
1 memorial
National Sporting Club
Founded by John Fleming and A. F. "Peggy" Bettinson. First president Hugh Cecil Lowther, Fifth Earl of Lonsdale. It became the home of modern glove boxing, with bouts taking place in silence, after...
1 memorial
Wandsworth Fire Service Old Comrades Association
Admittedly the badge is for an overseas contingent rather than Wandsworth but it's lovely, and the source website gives: "In 1938 the Auxiliary Fire Service was formed. The formation of the NFS wou...
2 memorials
Mothers' Union
International Christian charity that seeks to support families worldwide. Founded by Mary Sumner near Winchester, in the parish where her husband was rector. With the support of the Bishop of Winch...
2 memorials
Gustavus Loehr
Mining engineer and co-founder of Rotary International. Born in Carlinville, Illinois. He moved to Chicago, where he met Paul Harris, Silvester Schiele and Hiram Shorey, and on the 23rd February 19...
1 memorial
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Fleet River tributary - Mount Pleasant
WC1, Mount Pleasant, Fleet Valley Pocket Park
The plaque's prominent reference to Queen Square is confusing. The map at Dead End Street shows a Fleet tributary near Queen Square but i...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Mrs Gay Christiansen
Founder of the Kensington Society, lived at 18 Kensington Square. When she failed to stop the replacement of some houses in Young Street with an aggressively modern multi-storey car park she formed...
1 memorial
London Borough of Bromley
Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.
22 memorials
King William III (of Orange)
Son of William II, Prince of Orange, and Mary Stuart (daughter of Charles I). Born in The Hague. Married another grandchild of Charles I, Mary II (daughter of James II). William was formally invite...
12 memorials
Douglas Walter Belcher, VC
Soldier. Born Douglas Walter Belcher in Surbiton. He enlisted at the beginning of WW1 and fought at the second Battle of Ypres. Whilst in charge of a portion of breastwork (a temporary fortificatio...
War served, WW1
2 memorials
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