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...
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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
1 memorial
Sir Roger Cook
Lord Mayor of London, in September 1997.
1 memorial
Bromley old town hall - 1863
Built in 1863 in the centre of Market Square, on the site of the Bromley Market House. This multi-purpose building was funded by Cole-Childs, who had recently bought the local Manor. He was a coal ...
1 memorial
J. A. Ritchie
Chairman of of the Council of the Hornsey Central Hospital in 1924 and 1937.
2 memorials
Gordon Campbell
Canadian diplomat and politician. Born in Vancouver. He was the 34th Premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011, leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party and from 2011 to 2016, Canadian High...
1 memorial