Plaque

Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien

Erection date: 26/8/2011

Inscription

Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien, 1919 - 2002. Through her vision and spirit the Notting Hill Street Festival was conceived in 1965. It later evolved into Notting Hill Carnival.
Nubian Jak Community Trust
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Unveiled during the Notting Hill Carnival, 2011.

Site: Claudia Jones & Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien (2 memorials)

W10, Portobello Road / Tavistock Sq

Our photo shows the Jones plaque on the north side of this pedestrianised road. The O'Brien plaque faces it on the south side.

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Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien

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Notting Hill Carnival

It seems that the roots of the Notting Hill Carnival are in dispute since bot...

Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien

Lived most of her life in and around West London. After WW2 the housing cond...

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The borough was formed in 1965 by the merging of the separate former boroughs...

Nubian Jak Community Trust

Group, Race Issues

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien

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Claudia Jones

Unveiled during the Notting Hill Carnival, 2008.

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