Plaque

Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien

Erection date: 26/8/2011

Inscription

Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien, 1919 - 2002. Through her vision and spirit the Notting Hill Street Festival was conceived in 1965. It later evolved into Notting Hill Carnival.
Nubian Jak Community Trust
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Unveiled during the Notting Hill Carnival, 2011.

Site: Claudia Jones & Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien (2 memorials)

W10, Portobello Road / Tavistock Sq

Our photo shows the Jones plaque on the north side of this pedestrianised road. The O'Brien plaque faces it on the south side.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien

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Notting Hill Carnival

1959, 30 January: a "Caribbean Carnival" was held in St Pancras Town Hall.  T...

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Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien

Born as Freda Pulverness in Stepney but lived most of her life in and around ...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The borough was formed in 1965 by the merging of the separate former boroughs...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Claudia Jones

Claudia Jones

Unveiled during the Notting Hill Carnival, 2008.

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