Group    From 1894  To 1934

Wanstead District Urban Council

Merged with Woodford Urban District Council in 1934. Merged with Ilford and in 1963 became the London Borough of Redbridge.

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Wanstead District Urban Council

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Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in Wanstead

The Latin quotation is interesting. It is from the Bible, Proverbs 3;16, and...

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F. D. Askey

F. D. Askey

Hornsey Town Clerk in 1907. From British History Online: "During the 1880s F. D. Askey, founder of Hornsey radical association and town clerk 1890-1924, repeatedly attacked the board {the Council} ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Alderman Henry Edward Tate

Alderman Henry Edward Tate

Three times mayor of Bethnal Green (1934-6 and 1949-50), and the only Freeman of the Borough. Awarded an OBE in 1964. Housing Committee Parmiter Street, 1926. Alderman and member of Housing Commit...

Person, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
Admiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

Admiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

Naval officer and administrator.  Born, son of Thomas Howard and Margaret Dudley, the heir of Thomas Audley, Baron Audley of Walden.  Proved himself at sea, mainly fighting the Spanish, and then an...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg

Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg

Born Bengal, his father being Chairman of the East India Company.  Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1835-39.  Never married.  Died at Cannes where he had lived his final years.

Person, Politics & Administration, Indian Sub-continent, Scotland

1 memorial
Sir Joseph Savory, MP

Sir Joseph Savory, MP

Born Clapton.  Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.  Lord Mayor of London 1890-1.  

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Girls Friendly Society

Girls Friendly Society

From English Heritage: "... founded in 1875 by Mary Townsend as an Anglican organisation that offered care and support to such women, through seven 'lodges' across west London, in areas like Ealing...

Group, Gender Issues, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Hebra Gemilut Hasadim

Hebra Gemilut Hasadim

This phrase translates as "Society for Deeds of Loving Kindness", a Jewish Benevolent Society. It was established on the site where Albert Stern House now is and included a hospital for sick poor a...

Group, Social Welfare

1 memorial