Person    | Male  Born 1916  Died 1997

Councillor Ben Holmes

Councillor Ben Holmes

 Sometime Mayor of Stepney.

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Councillor Ben Holmes

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St Dunstans - noticeboards

We were reading this board and deciding it really was not interesting enough ...

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Morgan Fund Trustees

Morgan Fund Trustees

We guess this was a short-lived organisation, created to manage the funds raised to erect the plaque, probably in 1913.

Group, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Malcolm Henry Sherrard

Malcolm Henry Sherrard

Master of Girdlers hall in 1960

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Stephen and Matilda Tenants' Co-operative

Stephen and Matilda Tenants' Co-operative

The first local authority estate under tenants' control in Britain. Became a limited company on 30 September 1982. Waymarking gives the interesting history of this organisation.

Group, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
General Bernardo O'Higgins

General Bernardo O'Higgins

Statesman.  Born in Chile of both Irish and Spanish descent.  Liberated Chile from Spanish rule during the Chilean War of Independence. He is considered one of Chile’s founding fathers and the Chil...

Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Chile

2 memorials
Eva Hubback

Eva Hubback

Feminist and suffragette. Born Eva Marian Spielman. In 1911 she married Francis Hubback, who was killed in WW1, leaving her with three children. 1916 - 17 director of economic studies at Newnham an...

Person, Education, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Marine Police

Marine Police

Founded by magistrate Patrick Colquhoun and Master Mariner John Harriott, on the site from which it still operates. Set up to protect the cargo ships from theft which was proving very costly to the...

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
Dr Edmond Halley

Dr Edmond Halley

Astronomer. born Haggerston, London. Correctly predicted the return of a comet in 1758 but died before the date. Invented the diving bell. Died Greenwich.

Person, Science

2 memorials
Waltham Forest Council

Waltham Forest Council

Formed in 1965 from the joining of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.

Group, Politics & Administration

34 memorials
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee - W1

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee - W1

W1, Foubert's Place, 31, Foubert Mansions

Not the most flattering portrait of the old dear.

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