Plaque

Cobden House

Inscription

Cobden House
This block was built in 1958 by the London County Council and was named after Richard Cobden (1804 - 1865), who was a liberal statesman and a member of the anti-corn laws league.
THCH Tower Hamlets Community Housing THCH

Site: Cobden House (1 memorial)

E2, Nelson Gardens

See St Peter's Close. As far as we can discover Richard Cobden had no particular association with this area.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Cobden House

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London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

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Richard Cobden

Political economist and Liberal MP. Born near Midhurst, Sussex, into a large ...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Cobden House

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Tower Hamlets Community Housing Ltd

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