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
Cecil John Kinross, V.C., 1896 - 1957, born here on the 17th February 1896, a...
Chris Finnegan MBE, 1944 - 2009, professional boxer and olympic champion. 196...
Michael John Stears 1934 - 1999. Born in Uxbridge 25th August 1934. Resided h...
Lord Miles of Blackfriars CBE, 1907 - 1991, British character actor, writer a...
{Around the edge:} London 2012 Paralympic Games - Double Gold Medallist, GB E...
Politician. A survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima. He was mayor of the city from 1975 to 1991. Every year on the anniversary of the bombing, he made appeals to the world to ban nuclear weapons. I...
Mayor of the Borough of Chelsea in 1906 - 8. Represented Chelsea in the LCC, 1922-34. LondonWiki says: "Following the death of his two elder brothers, the 3rd and 4th Barons De L'Isle and Dudley, h...
Member of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922.
Politician. He was elected to the common council of the City of London, later becoming a deputy alderman and lieutenant of the City. He was elected to parliament for Rochester in 1906, losing the s...
Part of the UN, the IMO has its HQ in London (we do like our initials). Always based in London, it began as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation in Chancery Lane, moved to 22 ...
Poet. Probably born in East or West Smithfield. Best known for the epic poem 'The Faerie Queene'. When Queen Elizabeth failed to arrange payment ("a reason") for a poem he wrote: I was promis'd ...
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