From the : "In the grim 1950s, 40,000 people left Ireland every year to emigrate to Britain. They built the roads and repaired the bombed out buildings of post-war Britain. They staffed the hospitals, the factories and the railways of a booming country while the economy stagnated at Ireland. It is estimated that half of all Irish people born in the 1930s emigrated, the large majority to Britain."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Irish immigrants
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The Forgotten Irish
The Forgotten Irish In commemoration of that generation of post World War II ...
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Abolition of slavery
The British abolition of slavery came in two parts: first the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act became law on 25 March 1807, which left slavery itself still permitted until the Slavery Abolition Act...
Event, Race Issues, Social Welfare, Africa, Australia, Bermuda, Caribbean Islands, Indian Sub-continent, Jamaica, Sri Lanka
11 memorials
Sir Alan Johnstone
Diplomat. Attended Eton, 1871-7. See his brother Francis for family information. Â Married an American heiress Antoinette Pinchot. His job took him to Denmark, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Luxemb...
1 memorial
William Willett
Property developer.  Born Farnham.  Died at home in Chislehurst.  Conceived the idea of Daylight Saving in 1905 and lobbied for it until his death.  It was taken up by Parliament but failed to beco...
2 memorials
Putney Pest House Charity
Set up in 1862 and still awarding small grants.
1 memorial
Barts Guild
There is a good history of the Guild on their history page, which is based on Ann Wickham’s book A Century of Service. We wonder if Ann Wickham, who designed this logo, was John Wickham's wife. Be...
Group, Benefactor, Community / Clubs, Medicine, Social Welfare
1 memorial
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