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...
John Samuel Purcell was born on 31 May 1839 in Ireland, a son of Dr John Francis Powell who was a Physician in Ordinary to successive Lords-Lieutenant of Ireland and later an Irish Poor Law Commiss...
Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1921-1947. Knight Grace in the Order of St John. The Chelmsford Chronicle - Friday 10 January 1947 carries an obituary: "Captain Will...
Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Transport
Civil engineer. Born and died at Austhorpe Lodge, Whitkirk, near Leeds. In 1748 he moved to London initially at Great Turnstile and set up in business first as a scientist and maker of instruments...
Founded by Richardson Evans and others, to 'safeguard the amenities of the Wimbledon district and to promote an interest in local history and wildlife'. It was originally known as the John Evelyn C...
Born Ireland. Senior army officer in WW1, commanding the Fifth Army, not particularly successfully. Died in London.
Firefighter. He was killed when part of the roof collapsed while he was fighting a fire at the Worsley Hotel, Clifton Gardens, Paddington. He was 25 years old. From The Red Plaque website: "On the...
Artist and writer. Fabian Benedict Peake was the younger son of Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) and Maeve Patricia Mary Theresa Peake née Gilmore (1918-1983). His birth was registered as Fabian Peake in...
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