Founded originally as "The Horticultural Society of London" by seven friends including Sir Joseph Banks, Sir Charles Greville (Emma Hamilton's lover) John Wedgwood (the eldest son of Josiah Wedgwood I) , gathered together in a room above Hatchards Bookshop in Piccadilly. It was created as a Learned Society. Its aims, amongst others, were to collect and exchange information about plants and to encourage the improvement of horticultural practice.
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Royal Horticultural Society
At Messrs. Hatchard's in a house on this site The Royal Horticultural Society...
Susan Daniel rose bed - St Mary's
The Susan Daniel Rose Bed The roses in this flower bed are named after Susan ...
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Lawrence Hall - Baron Lambourne
The foundation stone of this building was laid 19th October 1926 by the Rt Ho...
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Commonwealth Walkway Trust
Established in 2012 with a donation made by the Jubilee Walkway Trust. The Trust’s charitable mission is to create walkways in towns and cities around the world to preserve and protect the physical...
Group, Education, Gardens / Agriculture, History, Sport / Games
2 memorials
South Woodford copper beech tree
Located in the grounds of St Mary's Church, South Woodford. We have been unable to discover its age.
1 memorial
The Friends of Greenwich Park
A charity dedicated to the conservation, improvement and enjoyment of Greenwich Park.
1 memorial
Sir Joseph Paxton
Architect responsible for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Born Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire. The Crystal Palace Company gave him, free of rent, Rockhills, a Regency house to the north of the Crystal Pala...
4 memorials
Westminster Tree Trust
Westminster Tree Trust (originally the Pimlico Tree and Preservation Trust) was founded by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean in 1982 as a charity dedicated to improving the environment in Westminster. Website.
2 memorials
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