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
Crown Agents
An international development company based in the U.K. It helps other countries with their economies, health systems and financial management.
J. A. Ritchie
Chairman of of the Council of the Hornsey Central Hospital in 1924 and 1937.
Alexander Herzen
“Father of Russian socialism”. Born Moscow into a land-owning family. Had a number of run-ins with the authorities and emigrated for good in 1847. Baron Rothschild assisted him in keeping his...
Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, France, Russia
Pensions campaign
From British History On-line “…. the campaign which culminated in the Old Age Pensions Act of 1908 was begun at a conference held there {Browning Hall - see Robert Browning Settlement} by Charles ...
freemasons of the Eastern District of London
"a few freemasons of the Eastern District of London" in 1911.