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BBC History Project

BBC History Project

A 2016 BB2 television series called Black and British - A Forgotten History, traced the history of black people in Britain. Following on from this, a series of plaques are being erected around Britain commemorating black people and events through the ages.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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BBC History Project

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Bill Richmond

Bill Richmond, freed slave, boxer, entrepreneur, spent the last evening of hi...

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Francis Barber

The plaque is on the railings below the Royal Society of Arts one. Dec 2020:...

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John Blanke

Black trumpeter John Blanke musician at the courts of Henry VII & Henry V...

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Elgar Plaque Fund

Elgar Plaque Fund

We cannot find any information about this group, so presumably it is now defunct.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Association of Jewish Refugees

Association of Jewish Refugees

The AJR provides an extensive range of social and welfare services, and grants financial assistance to Jewish victims of Nazi persecution living in Great Britain. The AJR’s plaque scheme honours p...

Group, Children, Community / Clubs, Religion

6 memorials
Dame Ann Parker Bowles, DCVO, CBE

Dame Ann Parker Bowles, DCVO, CBE

Aristocrat and Girl Guides leader. Born as Ann de Trafford on 14 July 1918, she was the eldest of the four children of Sir Humphrey Edmund de Trafford, 4th Baronet, MC, JP, DL (1891-1971) and the ...

Person, Community / Clubs, Friend / family

1 memorial
Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group

Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group

Founded to focus attention on the historic environment of the borough and to record, preserve and enhance its historic buildings.

Group, Architecture, Community / Clubs, History

17 memorials
Chislehurst Society

Chislehurst Society

Community group concerned with improving local amenities, and conserving the green belt and National Trust land.

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture, History

1 memorial