Group    From 1965 

London Borough of Merton

Formed under the London Government Act 1963, by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
London Borough of Merton

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Wimbledon Village Improvement 1964

Wimbledon Village Improvement Scheme 1964 Completed by Wimbledon Village Asso...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
London Borough of Merton

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Merton Place

{Around the London Borough of Merton coat of arms:} Merton Place. Sixty metr...

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Mitcham Court

{Next to the crest of Merton Council:} Mitcham Court The centre portion, firs...

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Plough Lane Landmark

The artist's website has a photo of the textured surface in the studio. Our ...

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Other Subjects

John Robert Daniel-Tyssen

John Robert Daniel-Tyssen

Brother of the lord of Hackney Manor, and manorial steward. His father's surname was Daniel and his mother's Tyssen, which suggests she was the one with the money.  In the mid-19th century the Tyss...

Person, History, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
George Cressall

George Cressall

Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest. George Joseph Cressall  was born on 29 August 1880, the eldest of the sixteen children of Thomas Walter Cressall (1856-1927) and Clara T...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners

Formed in 1984 by Mark Ashton and his friend Mike Jackson, this group was only wound down in 2015. The London group used the bookshop Gay's the Word as their HQ. The largest fund-raising event was ...

Group, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Tim Yau, MBE

Tim Yau, MBE

President of the 12th Executive Committee of London Chinatown Chinese Association. His name appears twice on the lion monument and it may be Uau or Yau.

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Tourism / Traditions, China/Hong Kong

1 memorial
Sam House

Sam House

Publican of The Intrepid Fox in Wardour Street where he died. An ardent supporter of the politician, Charles Fox he named his pub after him. A family tree website carries a transcription of "The Li...

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Trim

Trim

Close companion to Captain Matthew Flinders. Born on HMS Reliance while in the the Southern Indian Ocean. He accompanied Flinders around Australia and to Mauritius. Wikipedia has a lot to say about...

Animal, Animals

2 memorials
Norwood fountain - Winter

Norwood fountain - Winter

SW16, Norwood Grove, garden

Brrr.

1 creator
25 South Street

25 South Street

W1, South Street, 25

Deborah Singmaster of Footnotes sent us this picture and asked if we had any information. We did some research (see below) but have fail...

1 creator
A. ....V. Kinge
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Henry Lee Betts
War dead, WW1
2 memorials