We are confused. Every other entry on the Hackney plaque is the name of an individual who has died. For 'Jah Spirit' all we can find is a group with 5 members, formed in 1984 and, 2023, still performing (in America, we think). We messaged their website and will report back if we get any information.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Jah Spirit
Commemorated ati
Mellow Mix Studios in Hackney
The Hackney Citizen reported that the names on the plaque are all "late Afric...
Other Subjects
Lonnie Donegan
Singer and songwriter. Born as Anthony James Donegan in Bridgetown, Glasgow. He was at the forefront of the skiffle craze in the 1950s, and had big hits with 'Rock Island Line', 'Cumberland Gap' an...
1 memorial
Jim Connell
Political activist. Born in Rathniska, near Kilskyre, County Meath. As a teenager he joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood and signed the Fenian Oath. He moved to London in 1875 and worked on Kei...
1 memorial
The Cimarons
The UK's first self-contained indigenous reggae band. The original members (all from Jamaica) were session musicians backing various musicians. They emigrated to Britain and produced their first al...
1 memorial
Alan Blumlein
Electronics engineer, notable for his many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereophonic sound, television and radar. He received 128 patents and was considered one of the most si...
1 memorial
Welton Anthony McIntosh
We could not initially identify the artiste who is commemorated as Welton McIntosh on the Mellow Mix Studios plaque at Hackney Picture House, Mare Street, London, E8, however, our colleague, Andrew...
1 memorial
Previously viewed
West Ham United Museum
E13, Green Street, Boleyn Ground
This stadium was demolished in 2016 and we can't find out what happened to the plaques so we have marked them all as lost.
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
William Greenwood
Lay brother at London Charterhouse. Taken to Newgate Prison, chained and left to starve to death.
1 memorial
Lyric Theatre
Theatre. Built by the producer Henry Leslie with profits from the hit show 'Dorothy' which had originally opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre. It was given Grade II listing in 1960.
1 memorial
Octavia Housing
Not-for-profit organisation with a strong track record in social housing and providing care services. Originated as Horace Street Trust and became a model for many subsequent housing associations. ...
6 memorials
Garraways Coffee House
Garraway claimed to be the first to sell tea to the public, but not, as far as we can tell, at the Change Alley site, where he moved his coffee house after the Great Fire of 1666, replacing another...
2 memorials
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