The memorial at the entrance to these fields tells how this playground came into existence. It is the only public space in London where adults are not allowed without children.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Coram's Fields
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Marjorie Hewson
Nursery nurse. She worked for over forty years at Christ Church School, in Brick Lane, Spitalfields, (the area in which she grew up and lived herself). A popular character, remembered by many for h...
1 memorial
Roy John Dibble
Killed in the WW2 Balham station bombing whilst using the deep level platforms as a bomb shelter. Aged 7.
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Joan M. Kappes
Joan M. Kappes was born on 21 September 1937, the daughter of William Peter Kappes (1900-1965) and Mary Elizabeth Kappes née Knowles (1901-1991). Her birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1937...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Crystal Hale
Campaigner and community activist. Daughter of Sir Alan Herbert, she lived in Islington for almost 50 years. In the 1960s her house overlooked the City Road Basin and she led the campaign to save i...
2 memorials
John Emmerson
John Emmerson was born in 1931. His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1931 in the Stepney Registration District, London and his mother's maiden name was recorded as Dunphy. He was living ...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
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