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Event    From 24/5/1903  To 1958

Empire Day

Categories: Community / Clubs

Empire Day

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.

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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 ...

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Reginald Brabazon, 12th Earl Meath

The memorial was designed by Hermon Cawthra RA and unveiled in 1934. It is gr...

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Jolly Sailor Inn

Jolly Sailor Inn

Claimed to be the first public building in South Norwood. When it opened there was little else here except for brickworks and farmland.

Place, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink

1 memorial
Lincoln Rahamut

Lincoln Rahamut

Carnival designer. Arrived from Trinidad in 1970.  "Lincoln Rahamut is often described as the best carnival artistic director in Europe. As the former Artistic director of Masquerade 2000, Lincoln’...

Person, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design, Caribbean Islands

1 memorial
Heath & (Old) Hampstead Society / Hampstead Plaque Fund

Heath & (Old) Hampstead Society / Hampstead Plaque Fund

The Hampstead Plaque fund was set up, many years ago, by Ralph Wade and has been administered by the Society ever since. The origins of the Heath & (Old) Hampstead Society are given at the org...

Group, Community / Clubs, History

42 memorials
Black Music Congress, etc.

Black Music Congress, etc.

A number of groups related to black music history seem to have come and gone; it's difficult to disentangle them. These links were working in 2021: Black History Month, IRDUK (mentioned on the post...

Group, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Race Issues

1 memorial
Young Womens Christian Association

Young Womens Christian Association

From their website: YWCA was founded in 1855 by Miss Emma Robarts and The Hon Mrs Arthur Kinnaird. Miss Robarts started organising groups for young women who were coming to London for the first ti...

Group, Community / Clubs, Religion

1 memorial