In WW2 each local council was responsible for setting up the local ARP to protect civilians from air raids. ARP Wardens were important members, enforcing the blackout, sounding the alarms, etc.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Air Raid Precautions (ARP)
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Abbey Road Depot - WW2 ARP members lost
Bill Wallis is described on the plaque as 'ARP Stretcher Bearer'. Which we ta...
ARP Depot - Harrow Green School
The school had closed in 1932 so the buildings must have been an obvious choi...
Other Subjects
Jim Veal
Chairman of the Tenants & Residents Association which campaigned for the redevelopment of the Caledonian Market Estate and the creation (from 2005) of new homes for the local community.
1 memorial
Joan Bartlett, O.B.E
Vice President of the National Federation of Housing Associations. Born London. Leading Catholic involved in housing needs.
1 memorial
West Silvertown Urban Village
Trying to understand 'West Silvertown Urban Village' we found "The Urban Village: A Real or Imagined Contribution to Sustainable Development?" which contains 'West Silvertown urban village case stu...
1 memorial
Family allowances
Pioneered by Eleanor Rathbone, specified in the 1942 Beveridge Report, Family Allowances were introduced in a 1945 Act of Parliament and came into operation in 1946.  It was the first time that a f...
1 memorial
Pulford Street Site Committee
The Pulford Street Site Fund was responsible for raising the resources necessary, mainly from Westminster residents, with grants from the Ministry of Health and Westminster Council, to build the Ta...
2 memorials
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