A society that aims to be a voice for Sydenham, and to make it a better place to live and work.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sydenham Society
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Crystal Palace fatal accident
{Around an illustration of the Crystal Palace:} The grave beneath this yew tr...
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John Hearn
Conservationist. Born in Wapping hospital and known as Ernie. A printer until retirement. He moved to the Waterloo area in the 1960s and found there was a lack of open spaces for walking his dog. T...
1 memorial
Members of Kew Guild and staff of Royal Botanic Gdns Kew lost in WW1, WW2
From the Kew Guild: "The Kew Guild was founded in 1893, as an offshoot of the Kew Mutual Improvement Society (itself created in 1871), with an intention of uniting past and present “Kewites” by mea...
1 memorial
Admiral Duncan pub bombing
Well known as a gay pub, the Admiral Duncan was the site chosen by Neo-Nazi David Copeland to detonate a nail bomb which killed three people and wounded 70. Copeland, who was also responsible for ...
Event, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Gender Issues, Terrorism, Tragedy
3 memorials
William Samuel Abbs
Chairman and Secretary of Webheath Tenants Association for over 30 years, and married for 56 years. From the Camden New Journal "Bill Abbs was primarily known in Camden as an “old school” fighter ...
1 memorial
Sir George Williams
Founder of the Young Men's Christian Association. Born Somerset. Died in a hotel in Torquay.
2 memorials
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