Leighton Fund
Originated as the bequest left by Lord Leighton in 1896. Bob Speel provides some useful information about what the fund has bought. The newspaper article quoted at Sloane Square fountain contains:...
Originated as the bequest left by Lord Leighton in 1896. Bob Speel provides some useful information about what the fund has bought. The newspaper article quoted at Sloane Square fountain contains:...
Born in Ottawa. Â Ottawa's longest serving mayor, 1936 to 1948. Â The photo shows him in 1946 the year of the planting of the tree that he gifted but we don't think he was at the event.
Retailer and industrial reformer. Born in Marylebone, the son of John Lewis. His second name was derived by reversing the names of Ann Speed, the maiden aunt who raised his father. He was given con...
From British History Online: ".. the Lincoln Almshouses. Henry Lincoln, by his will proved in 1912, left £1,300 in trust to build five small almshouses to be let at low rents to people over 50 year...
Lions Clubs International were begun on 7 June 1917 in America by a Chicago businessman.  The first Lions Club in the UK was formed in London in 1950. From LionsMD105: "We are one of the largest se...
In 1880 a report by a royal commission led to the City of London Parochial Charities Act. This provided that the five largest parishes of London could continue to administer their own charitable en...
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