Group    From 1965 

London Borough of Hillingdon

The borough was formed in 1965 from the Municipal Borough of Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington Urban District, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District and West Drayton Urban District of Middlesex.

Hillingdon's blue plaque program began in 2008 focused on commemorating heroes who were born or lived in the borough.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
London Borough of Hillingdon

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Cecil John Kinross VC

Cecil John Kinross, V.C., 1896 - 1957, born here on the 17th February 1896, a...

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Chris Finnegan

Chris Finnegan MBE, 1944 - 2009, professional boxer and olympic champion. 196...

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John Stears

Michael John Stears 1934 - 1999. Born in Uxbridge 25th August 1934. Resided h...

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Lord Miles

Lord Miles of Blackfriars CBE, 1907 - 1991, British character actor, writer a...

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Natasha Baker - Freedom of the Borough

{Around the edge:} London 2012 Paralympic Games - Double Gold Medallist, GB E...

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Other Subjects

Sir Francis Burdett

Sir Francis Burdett

Born Derbyshire. Inherited the baronetcy from his grandfather. Married an heir of the Coutts banking family. From the ODNB: "When in London, the Burdetts lived at 1 Stratton Street (the home of Tho...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Shridath Ramphal

Shridath Ramphal

Born in New Amsterdam, British Guyana as Shridath Surendranath Ramphal and known as 'Sonny'. He served as Assistant Attorney General of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962, Foreign Ministe...

Person, Politics & Administration, South America

1 memorial
Colonel William Stephens-Smith

Colonel William Stephens-Smith

First Secretary of the Legation and an officer in the Revolution Army on Washington's staff. Married Abigail Adams, daughter to John Adams, second President of USA.

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, USA

1 memorial
Lord Kinnaird

Lord Kinnaird

Footballer and philanthropist. Born Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird in London. Unusually he had double careers in banking and football. He played in nine F.A. cup finals and had the dubious honour of be...

Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Moncure Daniel Conway

Moncure Daniel Conway

Born Stafford County, Virginia, USA. Social reformer and ethical preacher. He abandoned his Methodist ministry because of what he saw as its repression of free thought and became a Unitarian. He ca...

Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Social Welfare, France, USA

3 memorials