Nelson Gardens
This building was built in 1976 by the Greater London Council. It was named after Lord Horatio Nelson (1758 - 1805), who was the British admiral famous for the victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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E2, Nelson Gardens
See St Peter's Close. As far as we can discover Nelson had no particular association with this area.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Nelson Gardens
A sea battle that took place off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Sp...
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
Born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. Naval commander who became a national hero a...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Nelson Gardens
THCH is a charitable housing provider managing over 3,000 homes exclusively i...
In our rather shady photo the Fred Hampton mural can just be seen, low down, below the window on the left side of the building. The Reic...
Orwell was in lodgings here for a brief period: from late 1927 to Spring 1928, when he moved to Paris.
2018: The house is for sale: "A Grade II-listed, two-story house in West London that’s been owned for the last 116 years by the family of...
Born Whitechapel, Albarn lived here until he was aged 9. He unveiled his own plaque and the local Guardian quoted him: "I remember cows c...
Greater London Council Sir Hiram Maxim, 1840 - 1916, inventor and engineer designed and manufactured The Maxim Gun in a workshop on thes...
The Park was created mainly from market gardens. More information at Historic England. The opening day is variously given as 19 or 9. An information board at each of the main entrances to the par...
Born Edward John May. Estate Architect at Bedford Park 1880 - 1885. Died Chislehurst. From the Bedford Park panel: "E. J. May was the last pupil of Decimus Burton before joining Shaw’s practice as...
