I871 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Robert Lowe, proposed a tax on matches. The Bryant and May workers, mainly girls, realised this threatened their jobs and marched in protest on the House of Commons on 24 April 1871. The tax was never imposed. Bryant and May, who must have, at the very least, sanctioned the workers absence during the march, erected a fountain to celebrate.
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Match tax abandoned
Commemorated ati
Bryant & May Testimonial fountain - lost
This elaborate fountain was commissioned by Bryant and May to celebrate the a...
Bryant & May Testimonial fountain - plaque
This plaque is a rarity: a memorial to a memorial! The site of the fountain ...
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Councillor G. Buckmaster
Councillor and member of Housing Committee, Parmiter Street, 1926.
1 memorial
Ken Livingstone
Mayor of London from May 2000 - May 2008. Born Lambeth.
3 memorials
Sir Edward Marsh
Collector, sponsor and friend to a number of creative people. Also closely associated with Winston Churchill. Born London. Died, unmarried, at his flat at 86 Walton Street. The picture shows Marsh ...
1 memorial
Waltham Forest Council
Formed in 1965 from the joining of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.
30 memorials
John Alfred Barker, Deputy
Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
1 memorial
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