Group    From 1882 

Regent Street Polytechnic

Categories: Education

Initially known as the Young Men's Christian Institute this was founded by Quentin Hogg out of the ruins of the Royal Polytechnic Institution.

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Regent Street Polytechnic

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Quintin Hogg at Cavendish Square

London County Council Quintin Hogg, 1845 - 1903, founder of the Polytechnic,...

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Quintin Hogg at the Poly

Quintin Hogg, educator & Christian benefactor, expanded his work by found...

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University of Westminster - Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd Between 1962 - 1966, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright ...

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Kiyonari Yoshida

Kiyonari Yoshida

Became a student at UCL in 1865.

Person, Education, Japan

1 memorial
Emily Davies

Emily Davies

Suffragist and promoter of higher education for women. Born Sarah Emily Davies in Southampton. She edited a feminist publication and became active on the London School Board. She was instrumental i...

Person, Education, Gender Issues

1 memorial
Stanley School

Stanley School

2012 and the school is a primary school only, and in our experience primary schools tend not to erect memorials to their "old boys".  But we found, at Martin Watson, "...when I started school in 19...

Group, Education

1 memorial
Bedford Institute / Quaker Social Action

Bedford Institute / Quaker Social Action

Established in the East End as the Bedford Institute Association to act on Education, Religious Effort, Moral Training, and Relief of the sick and destitute. Named for the Quaker silk merchant and ...

Group, Education, Religion, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Downhills Primary School

Downhills Primary School

Multi-national school with 94% of its pupils drawn from ethnic minorities and 70% taught English as an additional language. In 2012, the then Education Secretary Michael Gove cited that the school ...

Place, Education

1 memorial

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James Sherwood Westmacott

James Sherwood Westmacott

Sculptor.  Nephew of Sir Richard.

Person, Sculpture

3 memorials
19th Battalion (St Pancras)

19th Battalion (St Pancras)

London unit which served in WW1.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
F. Barker
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
W. W. Story

W. W. Story

William Wetmore Story. American sculptor, art critic, poet and editor. Born Salem Mass. as William Wetmore Story. Died Italy.

Person, Poetry, Sculpture, Italy, USA

1 memorial
London Borough of Haringey

London Borough of Haringey

Created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs: Hornsey, Wood Green and Tottenham. 2007 - 10, Haringey Council ran its own historic plaques scheme to commemorate notable or famous lo...

Group, Politics & Administration

18 memorials