Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a larger area.
In 1901 took over the blue plaque scheme from the Royal Society of Arts. Now run by English Heritage.
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London County Council
Andrew Behan directed us to Coletti where we discovered that the plaque was "...
This park was acquired and laid out by the Vestry of Kensington with financia...
Beechwood House This building was built in 1948 by the London County Council ...
Cobden House This block was built in 1958 by the London County Council and wa...
These grounds, the site of the Foundling Hospital, established in 1739 by Cap...
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London County Council
Albert Chevalier, 1861 - 1923, music hall comedian, was born here. London Cou...
Alice Meynell, 1847 - 1922, poet and essayist, lived here. London County Council
London County Council Andrew Bonar Law, 1858-1923, prime minister lived here.
Andrew Lang, 1844 - 1912, man of letters lived here in 1876 - 1912. London Co...
Corps Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1887-1902. Honorary Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
Treasurer of Lincoln's Inn in December 1989.
The management of the College sounds complicated. For 1882 Wikipedia has "Two Boards of Governors came into being. Both Dulwich College and Alleyn's School were to be managed by the college Governo...
Traveller, archaeologist, writer and diplomat, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE, explored, mapped, and became highly influential to British imperial policy-making due to her knowledge and cont...
Person, Exploring, History, Politics & Administration, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Syria
Chief Executive of British Airways and then Chairman of Thames Water. Obituary at the Independent. The Independent of 4 May 1993 reported that his body was spotted 50 yards down river of Westminst...
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