Former outer London borough. It included Plaistow, West Ham, Stratford, Canning Town, Silvertown and the current Borough of Newham west of Green Street. It was amalgamated with other areas to form the London Borough of Newham.
The photo shows the proud 37 members of the first West Ham Borough Council, 1886-7.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
County Borough of West Ham
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
County Borough of West Ham
The composer of this plaque has been very mean with first names and initials.
Town Hall Extension, 1885. George Rivett, Esq., Chairman of the Local Board. ...
This stone was laid by George Rivett, Esqre. chairman of the West Ham Local B...
County Borough of West Ham This stone was laid by Councillor Abednego Bishop ...
Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.
Councillor on the Committee for the 1901 Shoreditch Town Hall Extension.
Naval officer. Born Kent. Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital, from November 1816 until his death. His tomb monument is close to the monument for the Old Burial Ground.
General Manager of the Stratford Co-operative and Industrial Society in 1919.
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