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In July 1888 some 1,400 of the predominantly female workforce walked out of the Bryant and May match factory in Bow. They stayed out under considerable hardship and won a resounding victory after three weeks. This strike is commemorated with a blue plaque at an entrance of the former factory at 3 Moreland Cottages, 60 Fairfield Road.
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BADER, Sir Douglas (1910-1982)
Blue Plaque commemorating fighter pilot Sir Douglas Baden-Powell at 9 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London SW7 5DG, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Blue Plaque commemorating social reformer Annie Besant at 9 Colby Road, Gipsy Hill, London SE19 1HA, London Borough of Southwark.
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CHURCHILL, Sir Winston, K.G. (1874-1965)
Blue plaque commemorating Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill at 28 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London SW7 5DJ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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HOOKER, Sir William (1785–1865) & HOOKER, Sir Joseph (1817–1911)
Blue plaque commemorating botanists and former directors of Kew Gardens, William and Joseph Hooker, at 49 Kew Green, Kew, London TW9 3AA, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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DAVISON, Emily Wilding (1872–1913)
Emily Wilding Davison, teacher and suffragette, campaigned boldly and tirelessly for women’s rights, even paying the ultimate price for her dedication to the cause. English Heritage has commemorated her with a blue plaque at 43 Fairholme Road, West Kensington, which was her home in the 1880s.
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Philosopher, mathematician, leading intellectual, dissenter and preacher, Pastor Richard Price is commemorated with a blue plaque at 54 Newington Green.
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The novelist Ronald Firbank, known for his works that explore sexuality, social climbing, and religion is recognised with a blue plaque at 33 Curzon Street in Mayfair, one of the many London addresses that he occupied over the course of his short lifetime.
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Claudia Jones was a ceaseless campaigner for racial justice and is credited with having been among the first to bring Caribbean carnival to London. English Heritage has commemorated her with a blue plaque at 6 Meadow Road, Vauxhall.
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LAUTERPACHT, Sir Hersch (1897–1960)
Blue plaque commemorating Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, one of the most influential international lawyers of the twentieth century, at 103 Walm Lane, London.