Credit for this entry to: Matt Brown
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Seamen's Hospital Society Greenwich
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Tropical sickness
This building housed the London School of Tropical Medicine and the Hospital ...
Other Subjects
Will Crooks
Trade unionist and politician. Born at 2 Shirbutt Street, Poplar. He helped bring about many local improvements, and in 1891 endorsed representation by the London Trades Council to restrict immigra...
1 memorial
Notting Hill Carnival
1959, 30 January: a "Caribbean Carnival" was held in St Pancras Town Hall. Â This annual event was organised by Claudia Jones and directed by Edric Connor (husband of Pearl Connor). It featured caly...
Event, Community / Clubs, Race Issues, Tourism / Traditions, Caribbean Islands
7 memorials
George Arthur Roberts
Soldier, fireman and community leader. Born in Trinidad, he was one of the first Black men to join the British Army. In WW1, he earned a reputation for throwing bombs back over enemy lines and was ...
Person, Armed Forces, Community / Clubs, Emergency Services, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands, France, Turkey
War served, WW2
1 memorial
Station Hotel, Richmond
This 1893 map (extract here) shows the Station Hotel (P.H.) opposite the station but with no building behind. By 1933 this map show the PH building extending all the way back to Parkshot. The Crawd...
1 memorial
Michael La Rose
Activist, author, researcher and lecturer. Wrote '40 Years of the Notting Hill Carnival'. "The People’s War Carnival Band was created by Michael and Keith La Rose, whose father, John, founded the ...
Person, Community / Clubs, Education, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
1 memorial
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