Lewisham was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London. It was formed by the Metropolis Management Act 1855, and was governed by the Lewisham District Board of Works, which consisted of elected vestrymen.
In 1900 it was split into: Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham, and Penge Urban District (transferred to Kent).
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Lewisham District Board of Works
{On the bronze plaque:} This clock tower was erected to commemorate the Diamo...
Churchwarden in Clerkenwell in 1845. Insurance papers for 1835 list a Thomas Haynes Parker at 25 Winyatt Street, Goswell Street, "paper stainer". By 1836 he has become "gent" with another property ...
Chairman of the Thames Navigation & Port of London Committee in 1857. We can’t find a picture of the man but here’s the cup he was presented with, inscribed: “Thames Navigation & Port of ...
First name was Thomas but he did not use it. The first Provost of University College London, 1904–1929. Vice-Chancellor of the University of London from 1928 to 1930.
District Chief Surgeon in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1887-1907. Knight Grace in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
Superintendent of Stores in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1888-1903. Honorary Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
In this house was born Eduard Suess (1831 - 1914) geologist, economist, statesman. Erected by the Geological Society of London
In 1824, aged 12, Dickens lodged in Lant Street in a house belonging to the Vestry Clerk of St George's Church - we take this to mean St ...
This plaque is laid into the pavement - the people in our photo are just about to walk over it. It is about half a mile south of the Kiln...
Andrew Behan has researched this man: Samuel Henry Gardiner was born on 27 July 1832 in Newington, Surrey, the elder son of Richard Henry Gardiner and Eliza Gardiner née McCraw. His father was a S...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them