Group    From 1894  To 1965

Borough of Walthamstow

Walthamstow was a  local government district 1894 -1965 when it combined with Chingford and Leyton to form Waltham Forest.

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Borough of Walthamstow

Creations i

Bearman's Department Store

Bearmans Department Store. On this site stood 'Bearmans of Leytonstone' depar...

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Old Watch House - E17

Here stood the Old Watch House or “Cage”, erected in 1765, removed in 1912. B...

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William Morris and Edward Lloyd

William Morris, 1834 - 1896, lived here, 1848 - 1856. Edward Lloyd, publisher...

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William Morris - birthplace

Directly opposite stood Elm House (demolished in 1898) in extensive grounds t...

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Other Subjects

Miss J. M. Hoare, MBE

Miss J. M. Hoare, MBE

Lady District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1893-1932. Commander (Sister) in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Charles Higham

Sir Charles Higham

Advertising mogul, Conservative politician and local philanthropist. Born Walthamstow. His father died when Charles was 9 and his mother emigrated with her two sons to the States. Aged 13 he left h...

Person, Politics & Administration, USA

2 memorials
Councillor R. J. Tallantire

Councillor R. J. Tallantire

Vice-Chairman of the Shoreditch Housing Committee in 1949. Elected onto the LCC in 1949.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
William Henry Berkeley, Viscount Portman

William Henry Berkeley, Viscount Portman

Lord William Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman, of the Portman family. Seems he did not use 'William' but went by 'Henry'. He had 6 sons but they must have been less successful at produ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Oliver Jones

Oliver Jones

Chair of Lady Workers' Homes Ltd in 1936. A founding member of the Holly Lodge Estate Committee, a plot holder and a Trustee.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial