Nelson Gardens
This building was built in 1976 by the Greater London Council. It was named after Lord Horatio Nelson (1758 - 1805), who was the British admiral famous for the victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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E2, Nelson Gardens
See St Peter's Close. As far as we can discover Nelson had no particular association with this area.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Nelson Gardens
A sea battle that took place off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Sp...
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
Born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. Naval commander who became a national hero a...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Nelson Gardens
THCH is a charitable housing provider managing over 3,000 homes exclusively i...
Samuel Smiles, 1812 - 1904, author of "Self Help", lived here. London County Council
What a great plaque. The inscription is inside a laurel wreath, in front of a burning building. A hose snakes from the building, over the...
Henry Hall, 1898 - 1989, dance band director and impresario pioneer of BBC popular music (1924 - 1964) lived here 1959 - 1981. City of We...
The wall to which the plaque is affixed is free-standing and not much longer than you can see in the photo. Just south of this point is ...
Steve Biko Court This estate is named in commemoration of Steve Biko, a leading figure in the Black Consciousness Movement of Azania (Sou...
