Group    From 1965 

London Borough of Merton

Formed under the London Government Act 1963, by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey.

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

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
London Borough of Merton

Commemorated ati

Wimbledon Village Improvement 1964

Wimbledon Village Improvement Scheme 1964 Completed by Wimbledon Village Asso...

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

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Eagle House - Merton

{Beside the London Borough of Merton coat of arms:} Eagle House A fine Queen ...

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Merton Place

{Around the London Borough of Merton coat of arms:} Merton Place. Sixty metr...

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Mitcham Court

{Next to the crest of Merton Council:} Mitcham Court The centre portion, firs...

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Plough Lane Landmark

The artist's website has a photo of the textured surface in the studio. Our ...

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The Round School

{Next to the Borough of Merton crest:} The Round School Built in 1758 as a ch...

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James Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater

James Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater

Jacobite.  Either 'Radcliffe' or 'Radclyffe'. Illegitimate grandson of Charles II on his mother's side. A very wealthy Northumbrian nobleman, brought up in France. 1712 married Anna Webb. Captured ...

Person, Execution, Politics & Administration, France

1 memorial
George Canning

George Canning

Prime Minister 1827-1827 (only 119 days, the shortest PM tenure). Born Marylebone. 21 September 1809, Putney Heath, fought a duel with Lord Castlereagh, Secretary of State for War, over the deploym...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Charles James Jones

Charles James Jones

Trustee of the Norton Folgate almshouses in 1860.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Henry Buckland

Sir Henry Buckland

General manager of Crystal Palace 1914-49. Henry James Buckland was born in Maidstone. Lived at Rockhills, 1922-56. Knighted in 1931. Died Bromley, Kent. The Palace burnt down in 1936 and Buckland...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
James Parkinson

James Parkinson

Physician, geologist, political activist. Parkinson's disease is his. Born 1 Hoxton Square. Died at home, 3 Pleasant Row, Kingsland Road.

Person, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Science

1 memorial