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Councillor J. Samuels

Councillor J. Samuels

Chairman of the Shoreditch Housing Committee in 1940. From Tower Block: "Aggressive site-acquisition underpinned London's most forceful borough housing drive: that of Shoreditch MBC. This authority was fortunate in its plentifull industrial rate revenue and its relatively low slum decanting requirement. Under its Housing Chairman, J. Samuels, and its Borough Surveyor, J. Sharratt {presumably Fulcher's successor}, Shoreditch launched vigorously into the building of repetitive slab blocks (from 1948) and point blocks (from 1955)."

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Councillor J. Samuels

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Wenlock Barn Estate

The plaque is on the first floor balcony, in our photo partly hidden by tree ...

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Manor of Rotherhithe

Manor of Rotherhithe

First recorded in Norman times as part of the royal demesne. It had a long succession of owners and tenants who held rights over the area.

Place, Politics & Administration

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Independence of India

Independence of India

This is a big topic. The Army Museum has a good introduction at their page Independence and Partition, 1947: "The birth of India and Pakistan as independent states in 1947 was a key moment in the h...

Event, Politics & Administration, India

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Sir John Philipps

Sir John Philipps

Politician and patron. His date of birth is approximate. Member of Parliament for Pembroke Boroughs from 1695 to 1702, and later for Haverfordwest. He was responsible for the introduction of severa...

Person, Benefactor, Politics & Administration

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Park Geun-Hye

Park Geun-Hye

President of the Republic of Korea 2012 - current (2016).

Person, Politics & Administration

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