Group which works for the regeneration of Portland Road and its surrounding area in Norwood, South London. It aims to achieve improvements for the benefit of the community.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
People for Portland Road
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Croydon atmospheric railway
1845 - 1847, one of only four such railways in the world. The London to Croyd...
Ellen Wright
Ellen E (Ciss) Wright of Croydon Harriers became All England 440 yards Champi...
Jolly Sailor Inn
Site of the Jolly Sailor Inn, South Norwood's first public building, 1810. Pe...
Norwood Junction subway - Clifford Road
Conceived by borough engineer George Carter and constructed by Robert McAlpin...
Norwood Junction subway - Station Road
Conceived by borough engineer George Carter and constructed by Robert McAlpin...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
George Bunting
From Orra: “George, an engineer by profession, was an easy-going, pipe smoking and puckish ‘mein host’. His auburn close-cropped hair and goatee made him instantly recognizable, and his infectious...
1 memorial
Haydn Society of Great Britain
The group's website.
1 memorial
Indian National Congress
One of the two major political parties in India, and one of the largest and oldest democratically-operating parties in the world.
1 memorial
1 memorial
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Sir Stafford H Northcote
1st Earl of Iddesleigh. One of the Secretaries to the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition 1851.
1 memorial
First two houses on HGS
NW11, Hampstead Way, 142
On 2 May 1907 Henrietta Barnett cut the first sod here. The ceremony involved children dancing around maypoles, the presentation of flowe...
3 subjects commemorated
Kindertransport - Meisler
EC2, Liverpool Street , Hope Square, Liverpool Street Station
Such a sad and touching subject, these children can't fail but bring to mind the many thousands of children who did not survive. The scul...
3 subjects commemorated,
4 creators
Richard D'Oyly Carte - WC1
WC1, Guilford Street, President Hotel
D'Oyly Carte lived at 71 Russell Square, a residence behind the houses fronting onto Russell Square, accessed from Guilford Street. It ha...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
1 memorial
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