Plaque

Diss Street re-housing scheme

Erection date: 28/10/1922

Inscription

Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green
Diss Street Re-housing Scheme
This commemoration stone was laid on Saturday 28th October 1922 by his worship the Mayor, Councillor Joseph James Vaughan.
Housing Committee
Councillor John W. Martin - Chairman
Councillor The Rev. G. E. A. Whitworth, MA - Vice Chairman
Ald. T. J. Boyce
Ald. Hannah Jeffcote
D. G. Alabaster
W. H. Bryant
J. J. Cunningham
T. F. H. French
A. H. Gillison
C. W. Hovell
Mary E. E. James, JP
J. J. Julier
E. C. E. Lear
C. N. Murphy
J. Valentine
F. W. Wright
W. Windsor

E. C. P. Monson, FRIBA - Architect
Thomas Shillitoe - Builder
David J. Keep - Town Clerk
A. E. Darby, AMICE - Boro' Engineer

Site: Diss Street re-housing scheme (1 memorial)

E2, Diss Street, Vaughan Estate

Our picture, just, shows the entire southern side of this street. This foundation stone was laid in 1922 and the Vaughan Estate opened in 1931. Named for the 1922 Mayor the Estate consisted of about 20 flats, all in this short dead-end offshoot of Diss Street.

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Diss Street re-housing scheme

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Diss Street, Vaughan Estate - foundation

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Councillor D. G. Alabaster

Member of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922. Councillor and member of Housi...

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Alderman T. J. Boyce

Member of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922.

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Councillor W. H. Bryant

Member of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922. Councillor and Vice-Chair of t...

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J. J. Cunningham

Member of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922.

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Diss Street re-housing scheme

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Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green was formed as a civil parish from the Bethnal Green hamlet in S...

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Councillor Joe Vaughan

Born Joseph James Vaughan in East London. Started work, aged 8, while still a...

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