Founded by Arthur Torrington and Samuel B. King. Its main objective is to publicise and celebrate the life and work of Olaudah Equiano
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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The Equiano Society
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Olaudah Equiano - Tottenham Street
Olaudah Equiano, "The African" (1745 - 1797) abolitionist, lived at this addr...
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Old Clapham Library
The library on Clapham Common North Side was envisioned by Reverend George Forrester, Vicar of St Pauls Church; Henry Bulcraig, a churchwarden of Holy Trinity Church, and William A Guesdon. It ope...
1 memorial
Notting Hill Carnival
1959, 30 January: a "Caribbean Carnival" was held in St Pancras Town Hall. 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
Lord Sam
In 1980 Lawrence 'Lord Sam Soca Wax' Chambers formed London Brotherhood of Soca Sounds, the first soca sound system at the Notting Hill Carnival. He also pioneered making the sound system mobile - ...
1 memorial
Junior Telfer
"Everest Telfer Jr - Jay to everyone who knew him - was a stalwart of the arts scene in Trinidad and Tobago, and a loyal patron of the Trinidad and Tobago film festival. ... When in 1965 a local ...
Person, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Caribbean Islands
1 memorial
Florence Keen
Founder of the North Islington Infant Welfare Centre and School for Mothers in Holloway in 1913.At that time, around 10% of children in Islington died before their fifth birthday. She and her coll...
3 memorials
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