First female mayor of Camberwell. She was active in many committees, covering the arts, libraries, hospitals, children’s welfare and housing. She also advocated the need for more green space in London. Burgess Park in Camberwell is named for her.
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Jessie Burgess
The plaque is one of a series in the Burgess Park Heritage Trail. They are us...
Co-churchwarden and trustee of the Lambeth Hayles Estate development in 1894.
The area in and around the Tower which was free from the jurisdiction of the City of London. Initially the Liberties of the Tower were restricted to the area within its walls and the land on Tower ...
President of the Chelsea Temperance Society from 1885 to 1894.
Suffragette and Poplar alderman. Daughter-in-law to George Lansbury. Her early death was brought about by being imprisoned, with other councillors, for refusing to levy a full rate, and catching pn...
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