Erection date: 1928
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The North Islington Infant Welfare Centre was founded in 1913 by Mrs W. B. Keen who laid this stone in 1928.
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This garden was laid out in grateful memory of the founder who died on 30th April 1942.
We don't need to comment on the placement of the railings and the sensitivity of those responsible, do we?
N7, Manor Gardens, Manor Gardens Centre
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Florence Keen - 2 stone plaques
Founded by Florence Keen. Â 1983 renamed 'Manor Gardens Centre'.
Founder of the North Islington Infant Welfare Centre and School for Mothers i...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Florence Keen - 2 stone plaques
Florence Keen, 1868 - 1942, founder of North Islington School for Mothers, la...
The IWM explains that the previous memorial was lost in the Blitz of WW2. We can find no other references to the previous memorial - we'd...
Borough of Lewisham Thankfull Sturdee, 1852 - 1934, local historian and photographer, lived here, 1900-1903.
Birthplace in 1873 of Dr. Alfred Salter, Quaker and first Labour M.P. for Bermondsey. A tireless crusader against sickness and poverty.
The plaque can be seen in our photo, directly above the A-Board.
Not easy to spot, this plaque is laid into the ground, slightly right of centre in our photo.
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