Erection date: 6/10/2018
Inscription
The peace symbol, designed by Gerald Holtom, adopted here 1958.
London Borough of Hackney
Site: Peace symbol (1 memorial)
N4, Blackstock Road, 3, Fish & Cook Stationers
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Peace symbol
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Peace symbol
Designed by Gerald Holtom as a nuclear disarmament logo for the first Alderma...
Gerald Holtom
Artist and designer of the peace symbol in 1958. Graduated from the Royal Co...
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Peace symbol
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