Haven for political refugees from France and Switzerland and, in modern times, from Eastern Europe.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Anne's Court
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Clarion House
Clarion House stands on an historic site in St Anne's Court which passed from...
Other Subjects
Wilfred Lawson Sir
Radical, MP and temperance advocate, nicknamed "Dry Wilf". Second Baronet of Brayton.Member of Parliament for Carlisle, Cockermouth, Camborne, 1859-1906. President of the United Kingdom Alliance...
Person, Food & Drink, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare
Guinness Trust / Guinness Partnership
From the Picture source: "In 1890 Sir Edward Guinness set up The Guinness Trust, donating £200,000 to the Trust in London, with an additional £50,000 for the Dublin Fund, which later became the Ive...
Turning Point
From the Picture source website: "Turning Point is a social enterprise, focused on improving lives and communities. Any surplus profit is used to provide the best services in the right locations fo...
Dr Barnardo
Missionary and social worker with the British poor, especially children. Born Thomas John Barnardo in Dublin with a Prussian father. "Brought to Christ" in 1862. Arrived at 30 Coburn Street in 1866...
Person, Children, Jack the Ripper suspects, Social Welfare, Ireland
George Godwin
Architect, journalist and social reformer. Editor of "The Builder". Honorary Secretary to the Executive Committee for the Great Exhibition Memorial. Born in Brompton Terrace, Kensington. Died at h...
Person, Architecture, Journalism / Publishing, Social Welfare
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