Windrush Pioneer. Alford Dalrymple Gardner was a Jamaican-born "Windrush generation" emigrant and co-founder of the first Caribbean cricket club in Britain. Served in the RAF in WW2.
The , who took this lovely photo also provide an obituary, with a short film.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Alford Gardner
Unveiled on Windrush day in 2022. The full poem is available at Laura Serrant.
Thomas Henry Huxley. Biologist and anthropologist. Born Ealing. Â An early adherent to Darwin's theory of evolution, he was a strong supporter while also pointing out what he saw as flaws. Â At the R...
Came to London in 1958, lived in Notting Hill and worked as a carpenter. Â Murdered by a group of white youths. Â The race riots the previous year, the increase in racist activities by Fascist groups...
The first Asian elected to the House of Commons, representing Central Finsbury for the Liberal Party from 1892 - 1895. This was 4 years after the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, had said that black...
Financier, philanthropist, and art connoisseur.  Born Berlin.  Younger brother to Alfred and made his fortune the same way: mining diamonds.  Came to London in 1896 and took British citizenship.  G...
Non-conformist minister and hymn writer. Born Maidstone, Kent as Christopher Newman Hall. 1854 became minister of Surrey Chapel. Promoted the abolition of slavery and in 1867 visited North America,...
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