Person    | Female  Born 21/6/1927 

Sybil Phoenix OBE

Born Sybil Theodora Phoenix Marshall in British Guiana (now Guyana). Community worker, the first black woman to be awarded the MBE, in 1973. Was Mayor of Lewisham. See EachOneTeachOne for more info.

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Sybil Phoenix OBE

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New Cross Fire - Town Hall

Unveiled by Sybil Phoenix, a community leader who had been called to the scen...

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Peggy Temple

Peggy Temple

Founder member of the Victoria Park Society.

Person, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture

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Central YMCA

Central YMCA

The original Central YMCA on the corner of Great Russell Street was designed by architect R. Plumbe. It opened in 1911 and included halls for meetings, restaurants, a gym, swimming baths, social ro...

Place, Community / Clubs

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Joseph Johnson

Joseph Johnson

Brother of the Oddfellows in 1927.

Person, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
London A - Z

London A - Z

London street guide. First developed by Phyllis Pearsall, it now covers the Greater London area, roughly within the M25. The picture shows the cover of the first edition.

Media, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Grand Lodge of England

Grand Lodge of England

By 1717 the Masonic lodges were already clubs having no connection to stone-masonry. Four London lodges met at the Goose and Gridiron pub in St Paul's Churchyard and formed the first Grand Lodge, i...

Group, Community / Clubs, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

2 memorials