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India Place

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Formerly Montreal Place, this street was renamed India Place on Republic Day, 26 January 1996.

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India Place

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On 26 January 1950 the Constitution of India came into force and India declar...

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Ali Mohammed Abbas

Ali Mohammed Abbas

Barrister and one of the founders of Pakistan. Ali Mohammed Abbas was born on 1 January 1922 in West Bengal, India (now Pakistan) and according to the Open University website he came to London tow...

Person, Law, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, India, Pakistan

1 memorial
Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Readymoney

Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Readymoney

Companion of the Star of India, a wealthy Parsi gentleman of Bombay. His grandfather and two great-uncles had made their names, literally, in the opium trade with China (facilitated by the British)...

Person, Engineering, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, India

2 memorials
V. K. Krishna Menon

V. K. Krishna Menon

Politician who campaigned for India's independence from Britain. Lived in London for 24 years. Member of the Theosophical Society. Born Karela, India. Studied at the LSE. He worked for the publishe...

Person, Nationalism, Paranormal, Politics & Administration, India

2 memorials
Earl Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar

Earl Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar

British field marshal, served in India and the Boer War. Born India to an Irishman who was serving there at the time.  Considered himself Anglo-Irish even though he lived at Ascot.  1901 - 4 Comman...

Person, Armed Forces, France, India, Ireland

3 memorials
Captain Hugh Ince Webb-Bowen

Captain Hugh Ince Webb-Bowen

Despite extensive research we have been unable to trace a Henry Ince Webb-Bowen who played for the London Welsh Rugby Club, who was born in 1878 and who died in 1915 in WW1. We believe whoever comm...

Person, Armed Forces, Law, Sport / Games, Egypt, India, South Africa, Turkey, Wales

War dead, WW1
1 memorial

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Anglo-Chinese friendship

Anglo-Chinese friendship

13 March 1972: diplomatic relations were established between the UK and the People's Republic of China. Since then, with the economic rise of China, the UK has tried to maintain good relations, a t...

Concept, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, China/Hong Kong

1 memorial
Royal Festival Hall

Royal Festival Hall

A 2,700-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre. The only remaining building from the Festival of Britain and the first post-war building to be protected with a Grade 1 Listing,...

Building, Dance, Music / songs

1 memorial
Nelly Power

Nelly Power

Actress and singer. She appeared in music halls from the age of eight and made her first appearance on the London stage in 1868. She was the original singer of 'The Boy I Love Is up in the Gallery'...

Person, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial
Robert Banks-Martin

Robert Banks-Martin

Architect and East Ham Mayor, 1914-18. Born Norfolk. He visited troops from East Ham on the western front.

Person, Architecture, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
County of London

County of London

This covered the area we would now call Inner London.  It was run by the London County Council. 

Group, Politics & Administration

1 memorial