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
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
London Borough of Merton
Wimbledon Village Improvement Scheme 1964 Completed by Wimbledon Village Asso...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
London Borough of Merton
{Beside the London Borough of Merton coat of arms:} Eagle House A fine Queen ...
{Around the London Borough of Merton coat of arms:} Merton Place. Sixty metr...
{Next to the crest of Merton Council:} Mitcham Court The centre portion, firs...
The artist's website has a photo of the textured surface in the studio. Our ...
{Next to the Borough of Merton crest:} The Round School Built in 1758 as a ch...
Suffragette. Born in Lewisham. As a child, she survived poliomyelitis and had to use crutches or a tricycle, modified as a wheelchair. She was active in the women's suffrage movement and founded th...
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could not abide its left-wing politics, nor its leader, Ken Livingstone. On its 50th anniversary Diamond Geezer posted a goo...
It was formed in the aftermath of the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 and continued through WW2 and the subsequent annexation by the Soviet Union. Based in Paris and Angers until France fell,...
Economist and political activist. Born James Joseph Mallon in Chorlton, Manchester. He served an apprenticeship as a jeweller, and In 1903 joined the Independent Labour Party and the Fabian Society...
The club was formed in 1885 to cater to ex-pat Welsh rugby players living in London. Following a successful period they turned professional in 2009 and moved to Oxford in 2012. However this was fin...
This 1910 Town Hall is by Percy Robinson with W. Alban Jones. Sculpture is by Henry Poole. The 1939 eastern extension is by E. C. P. Monson.
There were at least 3 designs for lamps along the Thames Embankments. This one, by Timothy Butler, was used rarely so it is a pleasure to...
Political and social reformer, politician, peace activist, and anti-slavery campaigner he became one of the most successful newspaper proprietors of his time. Born in a small Cornish village and ed...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Peace, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Social Welfare
Demolished by Henry VIII as part of the dissolution of the monasteries. Our picture shows the ruins as they were in 1826. c.1485 the priory built Bromley Hall, a manor house near the River Lea, st...
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