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J3274 : Saidie Patterson plaque, Belfast (August 2018)

taken 6 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Saidie Patterson plaque, Belfast (August 2018)
Saidie Patterson plaque, Belfast (August 2018)
A plaque, on Shankill Road Methodist church J3274 : Shankill Road Methodist Church, Belfast (August 2018), commemorating Saidie Patterson. “Saidie Patterson was born Woodvale, Belfast, and lived there all her life. When she was twelve years of age she began working in the Belfast Linen Mills. She was active in her union, the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union. She helped to organise many strikes to try and improve the conditions of the mainly female workforce. She became involved with the Moral Re-armament Movement after the Second World War, and she was a founder member of Women Together, an organisation that preceded the Peace People. She won the Methodist Peace Award in 1978 as well as five international peace awards. The prize money she donated to charities for children and arthritis sufferers. In the elections of 1945 she worked for the Northern Ireland Labour Party” - Dictionary of Ulster Biography.
Blue and other plaques in Northern Ireland


A series of photographs of blue and other commemorative plaques in Northern Ireland. Many of the blue plaques were provided by the Ulster History Circle LinkExternal link.


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Geographical Context: People, Events Place: Belfast Primary Subject: Plaque other tags: Plaque Blue Plaque Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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J3274, 336 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Albert Bridge   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 16 August, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 16 August, 2018
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 323 748 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.2609N 5:57.1388W
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Irish: geotagged! J 323 748
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