This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Islingtonians killed in WW1
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Islington war memorial - Islington Green
This replaced the WW1 shrine that was erected in 1918, which was always inten...
Islington war shrine
We believe Higham funded this temporary memorial, rather than just putting in...
Islington WW1 memorial - Manor Gardens - names
Through the gates you can see that most of the names are nicely picked out bu...
RNH - WW1 memorial plaque
In 1997, as a condition of developing the RNH site, Bellway Homes (the develo...
Royal Northern Gardens gates
Royal Northern Gardens is Islington's War Memorial to all those who gave thei...
Other Subjects
Girls Friendly Society
From English Heritage: "... founded in 1875 by Mary Townsend as an Anglican organisation that offered care and support to such women, through seven 'lodges' across west London, in areas like Ealing...
Royal Thames Yacht Club
Oldest royal yacht club in the UK (which raises the question of how many are there?) Also known as the Cumberland Fleet, it was founded by the Duke of Cumberland. Traditionally the Commodore is a...
Fetter Lane Society
The Moravian leader in London, Peter Bohler, established the Fetter Lane Society in May 1738 (- 42 depending on source). Most of the members were Anglicans. Attendees included John Wesley, Charle...
Home Guard (County of London)
British civilian voluntary militia in WW2. It was formed of men who were ineligible for active war service. This included those who were too young or old to be conscripted, plus men in 'reserved oc...
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Red House - John Lyon School
Bought by the school in 1956, its opening in 2013 was probably following a major refurbishment of some kind. At Lyonian Association we learnt: "The Red House Memorial Garden contains several trees...
transportation to Australia
One of the (many) supposed origins of the word 'pom' for an Englishman, is that convicts were branded with the initials of 'Prisoner of Millbank'.
St Anne's Church WW1 Memorial
N6, Highgate West Hill, St Anne's Church
The short verse, in the voice of the fallen, is touching and manages to be uplifting until the last word. It has been used on a number of...
142 subjects commemorated
British Institute of Professional Photography
Held its first meeting, as the Professional Photographers Association, at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet Street.
Friern Barnet & Whetstone Residents' Association
They had newsletters in 2013 but since then they seem to have gone quiet with even their website, www.fbwra.co.uk, not functioning.
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