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
Campaigner. Born in Finsbury. In 1996 she was the driving force behind the es...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Betty Knight
The Islington Book of Remembrance is an impressive undertaking: the database ...
This plaque contradicts English Heritage's rules about erecting only one plaque per person, as there is already one for him in E1.
The plaque was unveiled by Brian Poole (of Brian Poole and the Tremeloes). Poole wrote "This is where Jim’s first shop was and on the day...
The plaque is not clear about what was constructed. The piers look original so we guess it was just the gates themselves.
Site of Cutlers' Hall, 1416 - 1883, rebuilt after the Great Fire 1666. The Corporation of the City of London
Harold Laski, 1893 - 1950, teacher and political philosopher lived here, 1926 - 1950. Greater London Council
The aircraft had taken off from Cricklewood Aerodrome. At an altitude of approximately 700 to 800ft, all four of the engines were heard to stop, sending it crashing to the ground and catching fire....
A group of Baptists moved into the building 1845/1846 and occupied it, with its new name, but by 1852 they had disbanded.
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