Betty Knight, 1936 - 2010, champion for the rights of Islington residents, lived here from 1976 - 2010.
London Borough of Islington
Islington People's Plaque
EC1, St John's Street, Tunbridge House, Spa Green Estate
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Betty Knight
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Betty Knight
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