"The objects of The Kensington Society are to preserve and improve the amenities of Kensington for the public benefit by stimulating interest in its history and records, promoting good architecture and planning in its future development and by protecting, preserving and improving its buildings, open spaces and other features of beauty or historic or public interest."
Founded by Gay Christiansen.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Kensington Society
This garden was created in loving memory of Alec Clifton-Taylor, author &...
Davidia Involucrata, presented to Gay Christiansen of 18 Kensington Square, f...
The clock can be seen in our site picture and you'll undestand why we chose t...
This garden was created in 1982 by the Kensington Society in memory of Prince...
Princess Alice Countess of Athlone Memorial Garden This tablet was unveiled b...
We think this group is now (2015) called Veolia.
Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture, Philanthropy
Born in Assam. He came to London in 1952, founded the Pakistan Welfare Association, and became a leading organiser of the fledgling Bengali language movement. He set up Desher Dak (Call To Land), t...
Person, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Journalism / Publishing, Indian Sub-continent
Born as Freda Pulverness in Stepney but lived most of her life in and around West London. After WW2 the housing conditions, the poverty and the racial mix in Notting Hill brought out her skills as...
Person, Community / Clubs, Race Issues, Social Welfare, Tourism / Traditions
A civic society formed with the aim to be 'A voice for Sydenham and to make it a better place to live and work'.
144 Mackenzie Road. This photo dates from the 1930s. Destroyed by a WW2 V2 rocket.
This difficult-to-photograph memorial is placed, to the left, inside the railings at the west front of the abbey, and we think we would h...
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
This was originally a well-designed and substantial monument. Both sides of the base are convex and Wikipedia have a photo, November 2007...
London County Council Thomas Rowlandson 1757-1827 artist and caricaturist lived in a house on this site.
We cannot explain the connection with Joyce Grenfell.
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