Created by Reginald Brabazon, cleverly designed to coincide with Queen Victoria's birthday. In 1958 it was renamed Commonwealth Day and in 1977 the date moved to the second Monday in March.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Empire Day
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Lady Workers' Homes 4 - Mrs Davis
Empire Day was instituted in 1902 on the birthday (24 May) of Queen Victoria ...
Reginald Brabazon, 12th Earl Meath
The memorial was designed by Hermon Cawthra RA and unveiled in 1934. It is gr...
Other Subjects
Bag o' Nails Club
Established in the 1930’s.  From their own website: A well-known basement music hangout of the 1930's. Featured in Anthony Powell's novel 'A Dance to the Music of Time". WW2 the club was used as ...
2 memorials
Caxton Hall
Originally designed as the Westminster City Hall. It was associated with the Suffragettes, who started their marches to Parliament from here. 1940 Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer was assassinated at a ...
3 memorials
Immigration to Spitalfields
Spitalfields has experienced a number of waves of immigration from other countries, often driven from home due to difficult or dangerous conditions. The French Huguenots escaping religious persecut...
1 memorial
Sir George Williams
Founder of the Young Men's Christian Association. Born Somerset. Died in a hotel in Torquay.
2 memorials
1 memorial
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