Plaque

Nelson Gardens

Inscription

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.
THCH Tower Hamlets Community Housing THCH

Site: Nelson Gardens (1 memorial)

E2, Nelson Gardens

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

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Nelson Gardens

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Battle of Trafalgar

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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Horatio, Lord Nelson

Born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. Naval commander who became a national hero a...

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Nelson Gardens

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Tower Hamlets Community Housing Ltd

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