Group    From 1965 

Lewisham Borough Council

The Borough of Lewisham was formed as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Deptford and Lewisham.

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Lewisham Borough Council

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Battle of Lewisham - Plaque

Remembering the Battle of Lewisham. Thousands united here against racism and ...

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David Jones

David Jones CH, 1895 - 1974, artist, soldier, poet, lived at this address 189...

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer - SE23

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1906 - 1945, theologian and pastor, lived here, 1933 - 1...

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Edith Nesbit

Plaque unveiled by Fern Ravandi, her great-granddaughter.

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Edward Owen Greening

Edward Owen Greening, 1836 - 1923, co-operator and social reformer, lived in ...

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Hackney Council

Hackney Council

Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils of Hackney, Shoreditch and Stoke Newington, all three of which had been created in 1900. Previously they had been paris...

Group, Politics & Administration

61 memorials
Sir John Lubbock

Sir John Lubbock

Banker, politician and scientific writer. Born at 29 Eaton Place. He went into his father's banking business at the age of 14 and became a partner in 1856. Entered parliament in 1870, and succeeded...

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Science

1 memorial
Paul Goodman

Paul Goodman

Writer, psychotherapist, social critic and anarchist philosopher. Born New York City. Came to London to teach and for congresses. Died at home in New Hampshire.

Person, Politics & Administration, USA

1 memorial
George Odger

George Odger

Shoemaker and trade unionist. Born in Roborough, South Devon. His year of birth on the plaque (1820) contradicts most other sources. He was an itinerant shoemaker for several years before moving to...

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Lieutenant-General Charles Fleetwood

Lieutenant-General Charles Fleetwood

Fought on the anti-royalist side in the Civil War. In 1652 he married for the second time to Bridget, Cromwell's daughter and widow of Henry Ireton. That same year he was appointed Lord Deputy of I...

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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The Blitz

The Blitz

During WW2 Britain came under heavy bombing from Germany for 8 months, 1940-1941. This was called 'the Blitz' from the German word Blitzkrieg meaning 'lightning war'. London was particularly badly ...

Event, Tragedy

53 memorials
Jose de San Martin

Jose de San Martin

Soldier and statesman. Born in present-day Argentina. An officer in the Spanish army but then a major player in the battle for independence from Spain for Argentina in 1812 and Chile in 1818. He fo...

Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Argentina, Chile, France, Peru

3 memorials
Great Storm - Holland Park

Great Storm - Holland Park

W8, Holland Park

28th November 1987 The Worshipful The Mayor, Councillor Mrs Elizabeth Russell, planted the first replacement tree, a Ginkgo Biloba (Maide...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Metropolitan Borough of Paddington

Metropolitan Borough of Paddington

An ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, governed by an administrative vestry. The parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and became part ...

Group, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
George Elliott

George Elliott

For more information about this hero click on the picture of the distillery plaque.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial