Erection date: 16/3/2013
John 'Jack' Kennedy, 1935 - 2003, campaigner for justice, lived here 1960 - 1984.
London Borough of Islington
Islington People's Plaque
N5, Drayton Park, 166
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John 'Jack' Kennedy
Campaigner. Born in Tipperary. He worked as a bricklayer both in the private ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
John 'Jack' Kennedy
The Islington Book of Remembrance is an impressive undertaking: the database ...
The Latin quote is from the Roman poet Horace's Odes and translates roughly as "It is sweet and right to die for your country."
Greater London Council Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Fisher, 1841 - 1920, lived here as First Sea Lord, 1904 - 1910.
Dedicated to Sir Reginald Rowe, 1868 - 1945. Octavia Hill and Rowe Housing Trust 1987
The peace symbol, designed by Gerald Holtom, adopted here 1958. London Borough of Hackney
Ralph Stephen draws our attention to the birth date on this plaque, 1632, when Pepys was actually born 23 February 1633. He surmises th...
An information board has been installed near the stink pipe. This explains stink pipes and also gives some information about the River Ef...
Pantomime clown appearing at Sadler's Wells, Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres. The traditional clowns' make-up, being called Joey and many of the gags and tricks date back to Grimaldi. Born i...
Written by Kenneth Grahame, much of it based on a series of letters to he wrote to his son. First published October 1908.
School in Hayes, in the Borough of Hillingdon at which George Orwell taught from 1932 - 1933. He is top right in the photograph.
As WW2 wore on, there was an increasing need for metal to make bombs, planes and tanks. To this end, the gates and railings around parks and open spaces were reclaimed as part of the war effort. Li...
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