Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a larger area.
In 1901 took over the blue plaque scheme from the Royal Society of Arts. Now run by English Heritage. See there for more information about the scheme.
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Andrew Behan directed us to Coletti where we discovered that the plaque was "...
This park was acquired and laid out by the Vestry of Kensington with financia...
Beechwood House This building was built in 1948 by the London County Council ...
Cobden House This block was built in 1958 by the London County Council and wa...
These grounds, the site of the Foundling Hospital, established in 1739 by Cap...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
London County Council
Robert Adam, Thomas Hood, John Galsworthy, Sir James Barrie and other eminent...
Albert Chevalier, 1861 - 1923, music hall comedian, was born here. London Cou...
Alice Meynell, 1847 - 1922, poet and essayist, lived here. London County Council
London County Council Andrew Bonar Law, 1858-1923, prime minister lived here.
Anthony Roger Mellows was an English solicitor, academic and British Army officer. Lord Prior of the Order of St John, 2008 - 2014. 1969 he received the Territorial Decoration (TD) awarded for long...
Veteran of the printing trade union movement. Delegate to the founding conference of the Labour party in 1900 and Labour MP for Deptford for almost 30 years. President of the Trades Union Congress.
Politician and Nobel prize-winner. Born Philip John Noel-Baker at Woodstock, Brondesbury Park, the son of Joseph Allen Baker. Educated in Britain and America. During his career at Cambridge, he was...
Person, Peace, Politics & Administration, Sport / Games, USA
Co-churchwarden of Chelsea Old Church in 1958. Andrew Behan has researched this man: Arthur Philip Hickman Stride was born on 23 July 1894 in Wimborne, Dorset, the ninth of the eleven children Ch...
Royal Air Force fighter pilot. Born Harrogate, grew up in Pinner. From the picture source website: "Brian Lane flew with RAF 19 Sqn and achieved 7 kills during his career, having seen action over...
Born Holles Street, baptised at St Marylebone church in the same year. Spent the first 10 years of his life in Aberdeen with his mother. On the death of a great-uncle in 1798 he succeeded to the ti...
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