Leyton Town Hall
Grade II listed building, designed by John Johnson in a rich eclectic style after a competition involving over thirty entries.
Erected 1894 - 6 to replace the original public offices, now Leyton Library.
Waltham Forest Heritage
E10, High Road Leyton, 275, Leyton Technical
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Leyton Town Hall
There are two adjacent buildings on High Road Leyton, both of which have serv...
Architect. Born Hoxton. Our information comes from the Victorian Web which na...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Leyton Town Hall
Formed in 1965 from the joining of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, 1716 - 1783, landscape architect lived here, 1764 - 1783. English Heritage
This replacement development consists of: a new parade of shops, flats, a public hall, civic offices and a clock tower, but was not finis...
Fred Perry, 1909 - 1995, tennis champion, lived here, 1919 - 1935. English Heritage
“High tension” is the same as “high voltage” - dangerously high electrical energy which require particular safety measures.
Dame Marie Tempest, 1864 - 1942, actress, lived here, 1899 - 1902. Greater London Council
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could not abide its left-wing politics, nor its leader, Ken Livingstone. On its 50th anniversary Diamond Geezer posted a goo...
Tubby Hayes, 1935 - 1973, jazz musician, lived here. The Heritage Foundation Amaninahurry.london
Previously known as the Performing Rights Society. They have also erected plaques to Squeeze, Jethro Tull and Blur.
London's BBC local radio station. It targets a mainstream audience, broadcasting across Greater London and beyond,
Sculptor. Born Brighton. One of thirteen children of a clergyman, he remained religious all his life. Passionate believer in the "carving direct" method. His sculptures would sometimes depict contr...
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