Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could not abide its left-wing politics, nor its leader, Ken Livingstone. On its 50th anniversary Diamond Geezer posted a good summary of the Metropolitan Boroughs that made up the GLC.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Greater London Council
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County Hall - London government
The County Hall. the home of London government from 1922 to 1986. LCC 1889 -...
Dome of Discovery
{The plaque is laid flat on the ground.} This commemorative plaque was set i...
Gatehouse Square, Southwark
The sculpture is titled "Great Oaks from Little Acorns". From PMSA:"... hold...
Grayling Square
Grayling Square This block was built in 1976 by the Greater London Council. T...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Greater London Council
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Admiral Robert Fitzroy - SW7
Greater London Council Admiral Robert Fitzroy, 1805-1865, hydrographer and me...
A. E. Housman - N6
Housman lived here 1885-1905 when he moved, with his landlady to 1 Yarborough...
Alfred Lord Milner
Greater London Council Alfred Lord Milner, 1854 - 1925, statesman, lived here.
Alfred Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace, 1823 - 1913, naturalist, lived here. Greater London Co...
Other Subjects
Albert Farr
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.
1 memorial
Herbert H. Twining
Trustee and Honorary Treasurer of St Clement Danes Parish in 1897.
1 memorial
George Henry William Lamb
Member of Brentford Council in 1909, the year his name was inscribed on the monument and the year he died. The Brentford High Street Project website gives much details about the life of this man t...
1 memorial
Charles James Fox
A celebrated politician, defender of the liberties of the individual, and rake. Heavily involved in the power play between George III and his son, the Prince Regent. Lord Holland's uncle. Died in...
4 memorials
1 memorial