Person    | Male  Born 19/5/1960  Died 11/2/1987

Mark Ashton

Irish political, community and gay rights activist. Born Oldham but grew up in Northern Ireland. With his friend Mike Jackson he formed and raised funds for the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners support group at the 1984 Lesbian and Gay Pride march. Died with HIV at Guy's Hospital.

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Mark Ashton

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Mark Ashton

The crowd funded plaque was unveiled on 19 May 2017, Ashton's 57th birthday. ...

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Baker Street Irregulars

Baker Street Irregulars

The Baker Street Irregulars is a literary society dedicated to the study of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Victorian world.  It is the oldest existing Sherlockian soci...

Group, Community / Clubs, History, Literature

2 memorials
Friends of Choice FM

Friends of Choice FM

We're not sure if this group still exists.  Is this the group on Facebook?

Group, Community / Clubs, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Mangrove Restaurant

Mangrove Restaurant

At 8 All Saints Road, Notting Hill.  Created and owned for 24 years by Crichlow.  It was a centre for political and social activism within the African and Caribbean culture.  Visitors included: Jim...

Place, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Race Issues

1 memorial
Creekmouth Preservation Society

Creekmouth Preservation Society

Formed with the purpose of preserving the history of Creekmouth Village.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

2 memorials

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Mario Raggi

Mario Raggi

Sculptor.  Born Italy.  Moved to England in 1850.  Died Farnham, Surrey.

Person, Sculpture, Italy

1 memorial
Lord Gowrie

Lord Gowrie

Alexander Patrick Greysteil Hore-Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie, PC, FRSL, was both a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was a Co...

Person, Politics & Administration, Ireland

1 memorial
Wallscapes

Wallscapes

We believe this is a mural producing company.

Group, Craft / Design

2 memorials
W. Maxfield

W. Maxfield

Hon. Sec. to George How Memorial Committee.  The damaged memorial seems to have another word after "Maxwell" so it's possible that "Maxwell" is a given name and his surname is something like "Mead".

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
W. Kemp, Jnr.

W. Kemp, Jnr.

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial