{"id":1361,"date":"2018-05-31T12:50:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T11:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peckhamsociety.org.uk\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2022-10-12T18:23:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T17:23:27","slug":"plaques-in-peckham-and-nunhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peckhamsociety.org.uk\/?p=1361","title":{"rendered":"Plaques in Peckham and Nunhead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peckham and Nunhead have a wide range of plaques commemorating the local significance of a person, event or building. These permanent records are often fixed to a building where an individual lived or worked.<\/p>\n

The major plaque-awarding organisations have different criteria; the most\u00a0 stringent is English Heritage. This scheme was started in 1876 and was initially administered by the Royal Society of Arts. An individual must have been dead for at least 20 years and cannot be fictional. The plaque will only be placed on building fabric that is contemporary with or pre-dates the association being commemorated – Peckham and Nunhead would surely otherwise have more worthy recipients.<\/p>\n

In the London Borough of Southwark scheme the original building is not necessary for nomination. It also permits the commemoration of living people in the borough. This scheme was launched in December 2002 as a partnership between Southwark News, Southwark Heritage Association and Southwark Council. The blue plaques are awarded through popular vote following public nomination.<\/p>\n

Other organisations include the Peckham Society and Nubian Jak Community Trust.<\/p>\n

Do let us know if you spot any other plaques missing from the list below (it excludes building foundation, dedication and renovation plaques).<\/p>\n

English Heritage plaques<\/h3>\n

164 Queens Road, SE15 2HP<\/strong> (1995)<\/span><\/p>\n

ENGLISH HERITAGE<\/em>\"\"
\n Dr Harold Moody<\/em>
\n 1882-1947<\/em>
\n Campaigner<\/em>
\n for Racial Equality<\/em>
\n lived and worked here.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

78 Denman Road, SE15 5NR<\/strong> (2003)<\/span><\/p>\n

ENGLISH HERITAGE\"\"<\/em>
\n Sir Alan Cobham<\/em>
\n 1894-1973<\/em>
\n Aviator<\/em>
\n was born here<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

142 Queen’s Road, SE15 2HP<\/strong> (unveiled 26 March 2009 – unveiling)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

ENGLISH HERITAGE<\/em>
\nDr. Innes Pearse<\/em>
\n 1889-1978 and<\/em>
\n Dr. George Scott Williamson<\/em>
\n 1884-1953<\/em>
\n founded the<\/em>
\n Pioneer Health Centre<\/em>
\n here in 1926<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/h5>\n

London Borough of Southwark<\/h3>\n

1 Millbrook House, Peckham Park Road, SE15 6TG<\/strong> (2003)<\/span><\/p>\n

London Borough of Southwark\"\"<\/em>
\n Rio Ferdinand<\/em>
\n Born 1978<\/em>
\n Peckham’s football legend<\/em>
\n who lived on the Friary Estate<\/em>
\n Voted by the People<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Livesey Museum, 682 Old Kent Road, SE15 1JF<\/strong> (2003)<\/span><\/p>\n

London Borough of Southwark<\/em>\"\"
\n Sir George Livesey<\/em>
\n 1834-1908<\/em>
\n Chairman of the South Metropolitan<\/em>
\n Gas Company and one of<\/em>
\n Southwark’s greatest industrialists<\/em>
\n Gave this building <\/em>to the People<\/em>
\n Voted by the People\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pioneer House, Frobisher Place, St Mary’s Road, SE15 2EE<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

(unveiled\u00a024 September 2005 – unveiling<\/a>)<\/p>\n

London Borough of Southwark\"\"<\/a><\/em>
\n The Pioneer Health Centre<\/em>
\n opened here in 1935.<\/em>
\n Known world-wide as the<\/em>
\n Peckham Experiment,<\/em>
\n it was a family-based club<\/em>
\n for the study of health and society.<\/em>
\n Voted by the People \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Manze’s pie and mash shop, 105 Peckham High Street, SE15 5RS <\/strong>(unveiled on October 18 2005 during Southwark’s first Citizen’s Day celebrations)<\/span><\/p>\n

London Borough of Southwark\"\"<\/a><\/em>
\n M. Manze<\/em>
\n Founded 1902<\/em>
\n Opened here 1927<\/em>
\n The home of<\/em>
\n pie and mash<\/em>
\n Voted by the People\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

8 Philip Walk, Peckham Rye SE15 3NH<\/strong> (unveiled 25 October 2009 – unveiling<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

London Borough of Southwark<\/em>\"\"
\n Edward Turner<\/em>
\n 1901-1973<\/em>
\n Engineer and Designer<\/em>
\n of Triumph motorcycles,<\/em>
\n the Ariel Square Four<\/em>
\n and the Daimler V8 engine.<\/em>
\n Lived and worked here <\/em>in the early 1920s.<\/em>
\n Voted by the People<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Linden Grove, SE15 3LP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

London Borough of Southwark\"\"<\/a><\/em>
\n All Saints Cemetery<\/em>
\n Nunhead<\/em>
\n Established by the<\/em>
\n London Cemetery Company July 1840<\/em>
\n A haven of tranquillity and<\/em>
\n remembrance<\/em>
\n Voted by the People<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Peckham Society<\/h3>\n

55 Denman Road, SE15\"\"<\/a><\/strong>
\n(unveiled 19 April 2013 – unveiling<\/a>)<\/p>\n

PECKHAM SOCIETY<\/em>
\nHistorian<\/em>
\nWilliam Harnett Blanch<\/em>
\n1836-1900<\/em>
\nlived here<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Elm House, 64 Elm Grove, SE15 5DE<\/strong>
\n(unveiled 17 May 2014 – unveiling<\/a>)\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

PECKHAM SOCIETY<\/em>
\n Pioneer Photo lithographer<\/em>
\n William Griggs<\/em>
\n 1832-1911<\/em>
\n Lived and worked here<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Asylum House, 12 Asylum Road, SE15 2RL<\/strong>
\n(unveiled\u00a014 March 2016 – unveiling<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"David<\/p>\n

PECKHAM SOCIETY<\/em>
\n Lord David Sheppard<\/em>
\n 1929-2005<\/em>
\n England cricket captain<\/em>
\n Bishop of Woolwich<\/em>
\n then Bishop of Liverpool.<\/em>
\n Lived here from 1969 to 1975\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Other\u00a0 plaques<\/h3>\n

2 Highshore Road, SE15 5AA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

HISTORIC SOUTHWARK<\/em>
\n FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE<\/strong> THIS BUILDING WAS THE<\/em>
\n PECKHAM MEETING HOUSE OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS<\/em>
\n 1835-1962 ATTENDED BY EMINENT QUAKERS<\/em>
\n INCLUDING ELIZABETH CADBURY, SOCIAL REFORMER,<\/em>
\n AND ARTHUR EDDINGTON, ASTRONOMER.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1-2, Central buildings, Rye Lane, SE15 5DW<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

SITE OF THE OLD<\/em>
\n HANOVER CHAPEL<\/em>
\n 1717-1910<\/em>
\n MADE FAMOUS UNDER<\/em>
\n THE MINISTRY OF<\/em>
\n DR W. B. COLLYER.<\/em>
\n 1801-1852<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Christ Church, McDermott Road, SE15 4NZ\u00a0<\/strong> (1989)<\/span><\/p>\n

On 30 July 1922<\/em>
\n Dr Ebenezer Boon<\/em>
\n 1867-1941<\/em>
\n broadcast the first sermon<\/em>
\n by radio in Britain<\/em>
\n to the congregation<\/em>
\n in this Church<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Damilola Taylor Community Centre, 1 East Surrey Grove, SE15 6DR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI will travel far and wide<\/em>
\n to choose my destiny and remould<\/em>
\n the world.<\/em>
\n I know it is my destiny to defend the<\/em>
\n world, which I hope to achieve in my<\/em>
\n lifetime.\u201d<\/em>
\n Damilola Taylor<\/em>
\n 1989-2000<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

19 Hichisson Road, Nunhead, SE15 3AN\u00a0<\/strong>(unveiled 19 May 2013 –\u00a0unveiling)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

NUBIAN JAK COMMUNITY TRUST<\/em>\"\"
\n FRANK BATES<\/em>
\n 1889-1921<\/em>
\n VOCALIST AND LEAD SINGER WITH<\/em>
\n PIONEERING JAZZ ENSEMBLE<\/em>
\n THE SOUTHERN<\/em>
\n SYNCOPATED ORCHESTRA<\/em>
\n RESIDED HERE<\/em>
\n 1918-1919<\/em>
\n SOUTHWARK COUNCIL<\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/london\/content\/articles\/2006\/10\/09\/orchestra_feature.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jack Jones House, 12 Reedham Street, SE15 4PH<\/strong> (unveiled 11 October 2022)<\/span><\/p>\n

NUBIAN JAK COMMUNITY TRUST\"\"<\/a><\/em>
\nGEORGE BRIDGETOWER<\/em>
\n1778-1860<\/em>
\nINTERNATIONAL VIRTUOSO VIOLINIST<\/em>
\nAND DEDICATEE OF BEETHOVEN’S<\/em>
\nVIOLIN SONATA NO. 9<\/em>
\nLIVED AND DIED AT <\/em>8 VICTORY COTTAGES<\/em>
\nIN A HOUSE ON THIS SITE<\/em>
\nSONY MUSIC UK\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>SOUTHWARK COUNCIL<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Peckham Library Square\u00a0 122 Peckham Hill Street, SE15 5JR (2005)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Planted by the Peckham Community Council<\/em>
\n during Black History Month 2005<\/em>
\n in commemoration of the<\/em>
\n 25th anniversary of the death of<\/em>
\n Dr. Walter Rodney – local resident,<\/em>
\n historian and global<\/em>
\n freedom fighter – who was assassinated<\/em>
\n on 13th June 1980<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nunhead Lane, SE15 3TU<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On this site stood a Garage for the<\/em>
\nSteam Buses which The National Steam<\/em>
\n Car Company opened in 1911.<\/em>
\n The Clock Tower is a replica of the<\/em>
\n one which existed until 1999.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Information boards<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Peckham Rye POW huts<\/p>\n

Peckham Peace Wall\u00a0 (unveiled 8 August 2012) \u00a0 Peckham Peace Wall<\/a><\/p>\n

Savage’s corset factory bombing (unveiled 23 June 2017) \u00a0 Corset factory<\/a><\/p>\n

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