Person    | Male  Born 3/1/1888  Died 6/3/1965

Herbert Morrison

Labour politician. Born at 240 Ferndale Road, Brixton (from Oxford Dictionary of Biography; Wikipedia differs). Leader of the London County Council, 1934–1940. As Minister of Supply briefly in 1940 the Morrison Shelter (see picture) was named for him. Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister at various times. Made a life peer as Baron Morrison of Lambeth on 2 November 1959. Died Sidcup, Kent. Grandfather of Peter Mandelson.

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Herbert Morrison

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Herbert Morrison - Bromley

The plaque was originally installed in the old library in Downham.

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New River Path Canonbury gardens

The Rt. Hon. Herbert Morrison, CH, MP, on 29 May 1954, on the occasion of ope...

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Herbert Morrison

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Strand underpass

The Strand underpass is a one-way vehicle tunnel connecting Waterloo Bridge t...

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Waterloo Bridge

In our photo you can see how distressed the lettering is, and that it was onc...

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Richard Saunders, Deputy

Richard Saunders, Deputy

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George Cressall

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Jennie Lee

Jennie Lee

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Person, Politics & Administration, Scotland

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Sir Allan Hume Nicholl CBE

Sir Allan Hume Nicholl CBE

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Royal Exchange Assurance

Royal Exchange Assurance

EC3, Cornhill

Around the top are some delightful reliefs in iron of the badges of early fire insurance companies: Sun, Phoenix, London and Royal Exchan...

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Nicholas Butler

Nicholas Butler

In 1675 he founded two almshouses in Little Chapel Street near Palmer’s Passage for two of the most ancient couples of the best report.   Old maps show Butler's AH on the south-east corner of what ...

Person, Philanthropy

1 memorial
J A Lloyd

J A Lloyd

One of the Special Commissioners for the Great Exhibition 1851.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Turners' Hall, second

Turners' Hall, second

EC4, College Hill

On or near this site stood the Second Turners' Hall 1736 - 66. The Corporation of the City of London

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