Group    From 1894  To 1921

Acton UDC

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In 1865 the Local Government Act 1858 was adopted by the parish of Acton, and a twelve-member local board of health was formed to govern the area.

The Parish of Acton became an Urban District in 1894. In 1921 this become a municipal borough. 1965 this merged with other districts to become the London Borough of Ealing.

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Acton UDC

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Oakley works

The Oakley Small Arms Works moved to Acton from Chelsea in 1904, and was situ...

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F. H. Bristow

F. H. Bristow

Town Clerk of the Bethnal Green in 1952.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Thomas Hoyland

Thomas Hoyland

In 1893 the Acting Superintendent of the old Snow Fields Ragged School.

Person, Education, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
John Chilton

John Chilton

1883, Trustee of Lopping Hall, Loughton.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
James Pullen

James Pullen

Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall. We are not certain that the J. Pullen on the Town Hall plaque is the alderman and well-known butcher described below, bu...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
John Fettes

John Fettes

John Fettes was born on 24 February 1871 at 5 Warner Street, Southwark, Surrey (now Greater London), the second of the seven children of James Thomson Fettes (1843-1916) and Elizabeth Morrison Fett...

Person, Law, Liveries & Guilds, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Church of the Assumption & St Gregory

Church of the Assumption & St Gregory

W1, Warwick Street

The first church on this site was built as a Catholic chapel to serve the Portuguese Embassy behind it, in Golden Square.

1 subject commemorated
McM

McM

Artist/sculptor active during WW2.

Person, Art

1 memorial
Fire Brigade HQ - Southwark

Fire Brigade HQ - Southwark

SE1, Southwark Bridge Road

Our image of the building (bomb-damaged and demolished in the late 1960s) is a zoomed-in section of a photo we found at the excellent Bey...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Joseph Hardcastle

Joseph Hardcastle

Merchant and evangelical activist.  Born Leeds.  Came to London in 1766.  Good friend of Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect.  Co-founder of the London Missionary Society in 1795 and its treasurer for...

Person, Commerce, Religion

1 memorial
White Hart Dock

White Hart Dock

The origins of a dock and slipway can be traced back to the 14th century. The present retaining structure was built c.1868 as a parish dock when the Albert Embankment was constructed by the Metrop...

Building, Industry

2 memorials