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Brent Council

London Borough. Formed from the Municipal Boroughs of Wembley and Willesden of Middlesex. Its name derives from the River Brent which runs through the borough.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Brent Council

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Bobby Moore Bridge

The building in the background of the mural is, of course, the old Wembley St...

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Bob Marley - NW2

From Jamaica Observer: The building ... was home to Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, B...

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Dennis Brown

Unveiled as part of the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence.

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Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth "Liz" Mitchell, the voice of pop reggae super group Boney M, lived ...

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Olympic Way - 1948 plaque

Unveiled in its new location on 19 April 2023, the same day that a plaque at ...

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Christine Bednell

Christine Bednell

Former Councillor and in 1986-7 Mayor of the Borough of Harrow.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Giles Vernon Hart

Giles Vernon Hart

Telecommunications engineer and trades union activist. Born in Khartoum, Sudan. While working as an executive officer at Trinity House lighthouse authority, he set up a union branch. In the 1980s, ...

Person, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Tragedy, Poland, Sudan

4 memorials
John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford

John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford

Born in Essex.  Caught supporting the wrong side when Edward IV assumed the throne, he was arrested and convicted of high treason which led to the loss of his head at Tower Hill.

Person, Execution, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester

John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester

Born Yorkshire.  Opposed Henry VIII's self-appointment as head of the Church of England.  Result: decapitation on Tower Hill.

Person, Execution, Politics & Administration, Religion

2 memorials
Edward Gustave Slesinger, OBE, BSc, MS, FRCS

Edward Gustave Slesinger, OBE, BSc, MS, FRCS

Chairman of the Board of Guy's Hospital in 1964. Born London. Edward Gustave Slesinger was born on 17 March 1888, the son of Gustave Schlesinger (1852-1903) and Louise Agnes Schlesinger née Sueski...

Person, Armed Forces, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial