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.
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Andrew Young
Andrew Behan directed us to Coletti where we discovered that the plaque was "...
Avondale Park
This park was acquired and laid out by the Vestry of Kensington with financia...
Beechwood - William Sebright
Beechwood House This building was built in 1948 by the London County Council ...
Cobden House
Cobden House This block was built in 1958 by the London County Council and wa...
Coram's Fields
These grounds, the site of the Foundling Hospital, established in 1739 by Cap...
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Albert Chevalier
Albert Chevalier, 1861 - 1923, music hall comedian, was born here. London Cou...
Alice Meynell
Alice Meynell, 1847 - 1922, poet and essayist, lived here. London County Council
Andrew Bonar Law
London County Council Andrew Bonar Law, 1858-1923, prime minister lived here.
Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang, 1844 - 1912, man of letters lived here in 1876 - 1912. London Co...
Other Subjects
Charles Wager
Born Rochester, Kent to a naval family. He entered the navy, rose to Rear-Admiral and was knighted 1709. Entered Parliament in 1713 and worked the rest of his life in the Board of Admiralty. Known ...
William Henry Anscombe
Secretary of the Chelsea Temperance Society for over 50 years. Uncle to Fredrick William Anscombe. Died before 1908.
W. Hawes, Esq.
One of the managers of the 1873-75 changes at Aske’s Hospital. Probably William, the brother or son of Benjamin Hawes.
Arthur Onslow
Electred Speaker of the House of Commons in 1728, a post he held for a record-setting 33 years. Born Chelsea. View from the Mirror credits Onslow with the invention of kerbstones.
George Odger
Shoemaker and trade unionist. Born in Roborough, South Devon. His year of birth on the plaque (1820) contradicts most other sources. He was an itinerant shoemaker for several years before moving to...