National Sporting Club
Founded by John Fleming and A. F. "Peggy" Bettinson. First president Hugh Cecil Lowther, Fifth Earl of Lonsdale. It became the home of modern glove boxing, with bouts taking place in silence, after...
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Walter Lawrence & Son Ltd
A prominent building firm active (at least) in 1935 and the 1960s. This photo shows the title page of a book that was for sale on eBay in 1925, which is "Not dated (c.1940?)" and contains photos o...
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Haydn Society of Great Britain
The group's website.
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Peckham Society
A society that exists to encourage interest in, and to care for the environment and history of Peckham and the surrounding area.
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Arments
Eel, pie and mash shop. Founded by husband and wife William and Emily Arment, and still run by their descendants. We don't know if our picture shows the real David Jason as 'Del Boy' or whether the...
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Professional Footballers Association
The trade union for professional association footballers in England and Wales. Its aims are to protect, improve and negotiate the conditions, rights and status of all professional players by collec...
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Tottenham Hotspur
Football club founded under the name of Hotspur F.C. and usually referred to as 'Spurs'. Its home ground is White Hart Lane and it has won the F.A. cup eight times.
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Irish immigrants
From the Irish Times: "In the grim 1950s, 40,000 people left Ireland every year to emigrate to Britain. They built the roads and repaired the bombed out buildings of post-war Britain. They staffed ...
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London Irish Centre
The charity provides care, culture and community to the Irish across London, working from the iconic London Irish Centre in Camden Town.
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