Wednesday 12 April 2023
News & features published on 12 April 2023
Cecil Belfield Clarke: Newington Causeway plaque honours Blitz GP
A pioneering black gay doctor who served the Elephant & Castle community for 45 years - including during the Blitz - has been recognised with a blue plaque at London South Bank University.
Tweets on 12 April 2023
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myah_sherae A research discovery I made at @Cambridge_Uni has helped lead to a new plaque created to commemorate Cecil Belfield… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RosemarieMallet @se1 @LSBU @NubianJak @BdosHCLondon What an honour to be part of the unveiling of the plaque. I lift up the work of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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A pioneering black gay doctor who served the Elephant & Castle community for 45 years - including during the Blitz… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
And the plaque itself pic.twitter.com/VFm5rnNETK
The moment that the plaque to Cecil Belfield Clarke was unveiled @LSBU Newington Causeway @NubianJak… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Barbados high commissioner @minniss @BdosHCLondon thanks all those who have brought Dr Clarke’s story “into the lig… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Bishop of Croydon @RosemarieMallet @SouthwarkCofE says that Dr Clarke’s story had been “invisiblised” and welcomes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
A preview of the blue plaque pic.twitter.com/RHKP1Ejvyt
Tony Warner @blackhistwalker explains that today was chosen for the unveiling ceremony as it was Cecil Belfield Cla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Chancellor of @LSBU Sir @SimonHughes speaks at the Cecil Belfield Clarke plaque unveiling. pic.twitter.com/azpM63h3Bi
Next @RachelPicton2 of @LSBU explains why she was keen to ensure that Dr Clarke is remembered on the university cam… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Southwark-based historian Stephen Bourne @blackpoppies14 explains how Dr Clarke commuted daily from his home in Bar… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Next up is @KamranAbbasi of @bmj_latest who reads extracts from Cecil Belfield Clarke’s writing from the BMJ archive pic.twitter.com/PKNSD0ztZ0
We’re now hearing from @myah_sherae about her research into Cecil Belfield Clarke’s life pic.twitter.com/kGsspdOc0y
RosemarieMallet A formerly invisibilised black doctor, being recognised for his contributions to the UK Health service long before… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Dr Colin Higgins, librarian of @Catz_Cambridge where Dr Clarke studied, tells guests “he is an inspiration to me be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
First speech is from @DrLatifaPatel of @TheBMA. She reminds us that the medical profession has always been diverse.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
AddictMap London Disrupted: 9 boroughs of around 1m people, mixing urban and suburban | Source: ift.tt/sQtErR3 #maps… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@anyaHL @LSBU @NubianJak @blackpoppies14 @RosemarieMallet @BdosHCLondon @TheBMA @bmj_latest We will be publishing a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
A plaque marking the location of Barbados-born Dr Cecil Belfield Clarke’s surgery on Newington Causeway will be unv… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
KayBurley . @TheUnionTheatre hit with £120k rent fee they can't pay. Now the theatre is facing closure.
Director Sasha Rega… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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