On this site stood West Ham Stadium where 85000 speedway fans watched England beat Australia in 1933 and greyhound legend "Mick the Miller" set a world record in 1930.
London Borough of Newham
Heritage Project
E16, Young Road, 1
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
West Ham Stadium
Greyhound. Born in Killeigh, Ireland. In a career of only three years, he won...
Former greyhound and speedway racing stadium, located on Prince Regent Lane. ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
West Ham Stadium
West Ham was merged with parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Bor...
Charles Darwin, 1809 - 1882, naturalist, lived in a house on this site, 1838 - 1842. London County Council
Hoxton Hall. Built 1863 as a music hall. Owned since 1893 by Bedford Institute The Society of Friends (Quakers). Community activities ex...
English Heritage Sir Henry Wellcome, 1853 - 1936, pharmacist, founder of the Wellcome Trust and Foundation lived here.
Mervyn Mansell, MBE. DSC. 1918-2009, player and Colts coaching manager, a lifelong contribution
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 1708 - 1778, Prime Minister, lived in a house on this site.
A Korean citizen born in Japan. Married (as his second wife) the 3rd Viscount Rothermere (grandson of the 1st Viscount) in 1993. Widowed 1998. From Wikipedia: In 2009 Lady Rothermere set up the La...
This page brings together all the memorials that we have for civilians killed in London by acts of war, including terrorism. It is related to a very interesting campaign for a Citizens Memorial "to...
144 Mackenzie Road. This photo dates from the 1930s. Destroyed by a WW2 V2 rocket.
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