Wandsworth in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Charlotte Despard

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 28, 2026

1. Charlotte Despard Marker

Inscription.
Charlotte Despard (1844-1939)

Suffragette
Socialist
Pacifist
Irish Nationalist

She donated this building to Battersea Labour

Erected 2018 by Battersea Labour Party.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Civil Rights • Peace • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is November 10, 1939.

Location. 51° 27.885′ N, 0° 9.57′ W. Marker is in Wandsworth, England, in Greater London. It is at the intersection of Lavender Hill and Eland Road, on the left when traveling west on Lavender Hill. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 177 Lavender Hill, Wandsworth, England SW11 5TF, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shapurji Saklatvala (here,

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next to this marker); Jeanie Senior (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); George Alfred Henty (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); John Burns (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); John Walter (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Clapham Common (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The London and South Western (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Edward Thomas (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wandsworth.

Also see . . . Charlotte Despard (Wikipedia). Overview:

Charlotte Despard (née French; 15 June 1844 – 10 November 1939) was an Anglo-Irish suffragist, socialist, pacifist, Sinn Féin activist, and novelist. She was a founding member of the Women's Freedom League, the Women's Peace Crusade, and the Irish Women's Franchise League, and an activist in a wide range of political organizations over the course of her life, including among others the Women's Social and Political Union, Humanitarian League, Labour Party, Cumann na mBan, and the Communist Party of Great Britain.

Despard was imprisoned four times for her suffragette activism, and she continued campaigning for women's rights, poverty relief and
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 28, 2026

2. Charlotte Despard Marker - wide view
world peace into her 90s.

(Submitted on March 28, 2026.)

Charlotte Despard Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 28, 2026

3. Charlotte Despard Marker - wider view

Charlotte Despard image. Click for full size.

Bain News Service (courtesy Library of Congress), circa 1910

4. Charlotte Despard

Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 28, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.