Started in the early 1970s as Wapping Parents Action Group. Transformed into a history group in the early 1980s. More info at What's in Wapping.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
History of Wapping Trust
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Captain Bligh - Wapping
William Bligh R.N., F.R.S., who transplanted breadfruit from Tahiti to the We...
Poplar & Stepney Rifles
Poplar & Stepney Rifles Site of the Drill Hall (1860 - 1907) of 26th Midd...
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Coin Street Community Builders
From their website: "We are a social enterprise working in Waterloo and North Southwark, London. From a derelict site in 1984, we have created a vibrant, diverse and welcoming place for people to l...
2 memorials
Tonbridge Club
From Tony Jauncey: "Tonbridge club in Judd Street was founded after WW2 by a local vicar for the boys of King's Cross and surrounding area, to get them off the street and channel their energy into ...
1 memorial
Marquee Club
First opened on 19 April 1958 at 165 Oxford Street and then in 1964 moved to 90 Wardour Street, where it stayed until 1988. It was at 105-107 Charing Cross Road (a former cinema) from August 1988 -...
2 memorials
St Olave Hart Street - Parish Hall
St Olave Hart Street (only a short walk from this Hall) was badly damaged in WW2 so in 1948 a pre-fabricated church was constructed here, using the tower of All Hallows Staining as its chancel. Th...
1 memorial
UK Centre for Carnival Arts
An organisation based in Luton and dedicated to carnival arts.
3 memorials
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2 memorials
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Auxiliary Fire Service / AFS
The Auxiliary Fire Service was formed in 1938 as part of the Civil Defence Service and was superseded in August 1941 by the National Fire Service. After the war the AFS was reformed alongside the C...
18 memorials
1 memorial
Carnegie Hero Fund Trust
From the Trust's website: "In 1886, over 20 years before the Carnegie Hero Fund was established in the UK, {Andrew} Carnegie heard about the death of a Dunfermline boy who drowned in an heroic atte...
1 memorial
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