Group    From 1855  To 1965

Bermondsey Borough Council / Vestry

The Vestry of Bermondsey was incorporated in 1855. In 1889 it became part of the County of London and then in 1900 the Vestries of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe were joined to form the Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey. In 1965 that was abolished and the area became part of the London Borough of Southwark.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Bermondsey Borough Council / Vestry

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Guy Street Park

Guy Street Park Originally open fields, the land on which most of Guy Street ...

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St Olaf House - plaque

The "recreation ground in Tanner Street, SE1" is Tanner Street Park.

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Bermondsey Borough Council / Vestry

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Ada Salter Garden - tree

The inscription's date of birth for Ada contradicts that of reputable sources...

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Bermondsey garden

St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey. This churchyard was conveyed to the Vestry of ...

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Other Subjects

R. Darby

R. Darby

Councillor on the Committee for the 1901 Shoreditch Town Hall Extension.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
William Candy

William Candy

Trustee of the Norton Folgate almshouses in 1860.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Alfred Butt

Sir Alfred Butt

 Theatre impressario, Conservative politician, racehorse owner.  Born London.  Started as an accountant at Harrods and then moved to the Palace Theatre Cambridge Circus, becoming MD in 1906.  It wa...

Person, Politics & Administration, Theatre

2 memorials
Arthur H. Valentine

Arthur H. Valentine

Committee chairman in Bow in 1900. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man: Initially (ha) we thought the middle initial on the plaque read 'R' but since that name lead nowhere Andrew ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

Reigned: 1837-1901, 64 years. Born Kensington Palace. Daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg. Niece of her predecessor, King William IV. Her first name was Alexandrin...

Person, Race Issues, Royalty, Seriously Famous

77 memorials
Coronet Cinema - Camberwell

Coronet Cinema - Camberwell

Opened in 1913, as Camberwell Central Cinema, it suffered bomb damage but was reopened in 1945. It closed in 1948 and was being used for storage when a bad fire in 1957 prompted the decision to dem...

Building, Cinema

1 memorial
English Heritage

English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts,...

Group, Architecture, History, Property

421 memorials
Westminster City Council

Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster Distric...

Group, Politics & Administration

184 memorials
German Evangelical Church Sydenham

German Evangelical Church Sydenham

Founded by ​​wealthy German businessmen and artisans who left the City of London for the relative peace of Forest Hill.  Temporary accommodation was used from 1875 until this pictured church was bu...

Building, Religion, Germany

1 memorial