Group    From 1965  To 31/3/1986

Greater London Council

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.

Inherited the blue plaque scheme from the LCC and when abolished passed it on to English Heritage. See there for more information about the scheme.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Greater London Council

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County Hall - frieze

The dates add up because the LCC only moved here in 1922.

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County Hall - London government

The County Hall. the home of London government from 1922 to 1986. LCC 1889 -...

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Dome of Discovery

{The plaque is laid flat on the ground.} This commemorative plaque was set i...

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Ernie's Beach

{Next to a photograph of John Hearn} Ernie's Beach This stretch of the river ...

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Gatehouse Square, Southwark

The sculpture is titled "Great Oaks from Little Acorns".  From PMSA:"... hold...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Greater London Council

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A. A. Milne - SW3

A .A. Milne, 1882 - 1956, author, lived here. Greater London Council

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Admiral Robert Fitzroy - SW7

Greater London Council Admiral Robert Fitzroy, 1805-1865, hydrographer and me...

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A. E. Housman - N6

Housman lived here 1885-1905 when he moved, with his landlady to 1 Yarborough...

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Alexander Herzen

Alexander Herzen, 1812 - 1870, Russian political thinker, lived here, 1860 - ...

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Alfred Lord Milner

Greater London Council Alfred Lord Milner, 1854 - 1925, statesman, lived here.

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Other Subjects

C. Byford

C. Byford

Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building committee for the Bostall Estate in 1900.

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys

Diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty.  Born Salisbury Court, where his father ran a tailoring business. The house backed onto St Brides church. Highly regarded administrator of the navy. Served C...

Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Seriously Famous

16 memorials
Sir Howell J. Williams

Sir Howell J. Williams

Building contractor.  Vice-president of the Royal Northern Hospital. Represented Islington in the LCC for nearly thirty years.  In about 1930 he purchased a site on Gray’s Inn Road as a gift for th...

Person, Politics & Administration, Wales

1 memorial
Rev. the Hon. F. G. Pelham

Rev. the Hon. F. G. Pelham

Reverend Francis Godolphin Pelham, briefly 5th Earl of Chichester. Born as the second son of 3rd Earl of Chichester and as such not expecting the title he went into the church. But his brother, Wa...

Person, Politics & Administration, Religion

1 memorial
Joan Hymans

Joan Hymans

In January 1972, at the time of Bloody Sunday, Hymans is reported as being in Belfast as Fenner Brockway 's secretary, sharing a platform with him, Bernadette Devlin and Rory McShane.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial