1894 Hornsey became an urban district and in 1903 a municipal borough. In 1965 Hornsey's area was combined with Tottenham and Wood Green to form the present-day London Borough of Haringey.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Hornsey District Council
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Coronation decorations
Borough of Hornsey ERII 2 June 1953 Awarded to the residents of Bryanstone...
Hornsey Central Hospital war memorial
This plaque is placed above the door of the War Memorial building. It seems t...
Maria Hawes Ware water fountain
The quotation on the obelisk is from the bible, Proverbs 14:27. The quotation...
Queens Wood
Previously known as Churchyard Bottom Wood, the wood was renamed in honour of...
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Roman basilica and forum
The archaeological remains of these Roman administrative buildings extend under Leadenhall Market and were uncovered during excavations in 1986. The brick pier in our photo is in the basement of 90...
Leverton arch
Designed in 1800 by Leverton, one of the churchwardens at the time. Originally at the northern entrance on St Giles High Street. Moved in 1865 to its present location on Flitcroft Street.
Pieter Gerbrandy
Politician. Born Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy near Sneek in the Netherlands. He was a professor at the Vrije University of Amsterdam in 1930 and entered politics later in the decade, becoming Minister ...
Sam Richardson
Co-church warden of St Sepulchre Middlesex in 1868.
J. T. Hobney
Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall.
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ORP Ślązak
Former Destroyer in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
Sir Astley Paston Cooper
Surgeon and anatomist. Born Norfolk. Studied at St Thomas's. 1800 he was appointed surgeon to Guy's Hospital. Fellow of the Royal Society. Professor of comparative anatomy to the Royal College of S...
George Orwell
George Orwell was born in Bengal as Eric Arthur Blair, his father was a British colonial civil servant. Joined the Indian imperial police in Burma but left in 1927 and decided to become a writer. ...
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