Plaque

twinning with Clichy

Erection date: 4/3/1961

Inscription

This estate is called Clichy to mark the link established in 1957 between the Municipality of Clichy-la-Garenne, France & the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
This commemorative plaque was unveiled by the Mayor of Clichy, M. Georges Levillain, Vice-President of the General Council of the Seine in the presence of his deputies and the Mayor of Stepney, Councillor Mrs A. Elboz JP and members of the Stepney Borough Council on 4th March 1961.

Site: United Reformed Church and twinning with Clichy (2 memorials)

E1, 145 Stepney Way, Stepney Meeting House United Reformed Church

The church plaque is below the large wooden cross. the twinning plaque, unusually large, is on the wall to the right, below the tree.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
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Twinning

Wikipedia explains about twin towns, etc.

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Metropolitan Borough of Stepney

Created in 1900, it became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 1965.

Mrs A. Elboz, Mayor of Stepney, Councillor

Our picture shows the Mayor in 1960, shortly before the Clichy plaque was unv...

Georges Levillain

In 1961 Mayor of Clichy, France, and Vice-President of the General Council of...

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Stepney Meeting House

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