St Pancras was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in London. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, governed by an administrative vestry. The parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and became part of the County of London in 1889. The parish of St Pancras became a metropolitan borough in 1900, following the London Government Act 1899, with the parish vestry replaced by a borough council. In 1936 the corporation received an official grant of arms from the College of Arms. The figure of St Pancras is the crest, on top of the helm. The shield featured elements from the arms of historical landowners of the borough. The scallop shells were taken from the arms of the Russell family, Dukes of Bedford. The elephant heads were from the arms of the Marquess Camden. The roses and crossed swords represented the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral. These arms can still be seen over the entrance of Camden Town Hall. In 1965 the borough was abolished and became part of the London Borough of Camden. Charges from these 1936 arms were used, together with charges from the coats of arms of Hampstead and of Holborn, when the new armorial bearings for the London Borough of Camden were designed in 1965.
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Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras
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Dennis Geffen
The Geffen Public Health Annexe. Dennis Geffen O.B.E., M.D., D.P.H., Metropo...
Duke of Edinburgh visit
Our researches show that when a Mrs I.M.C. Pigg stood for election as a Labou...
Highgate Branch Library - outside
St Pancras Borough Council This stone was laid on Thursday the 14th. June 19...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge - N6
In 1816 to help cure his laudanum addiction Coleridge moved in with his docto...
St Pancras Way bridge - foundation stone
This, the foundation stone for the bridge, was laid in March 1897 and less th...
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Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Smith
Born Scotland. Emigrated to Canada in 1838 to work with the Hudson's Bay Company. He worked his way up the company and entered politics, made his fortune and was knighted in 1886. Died 28 Gros...
Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Canada
Richard Savage, fourth Earl Rivers
Governor of the Tower of London, soldier who fought in Ireland for William III and notorious womanizer. Birth date uncertain. Died at home at Ealing Grove, Middlesex.
David Ingman
David Charles Ingham was born on 22 March 1928, the younger son of Charles Ingman (1896-1983) and Hetty Muriel Ingham née Bevan (1897-1974). His father was a chemical engineer. The 1939 England and...
Councillor W. R. Johnson
Councillor on the Bethnal Green Housing Committee in 1952.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Poet and critic. Born and brought up in Ottery St Mary, Devon. Pupil at Christ's Hospital, 1781-91, where he became friends with Charles Lamb. Died London. Buried in the chapel of Highgate School....
Richard Berkeley Sutcliffe
From V&A: “Berkeley Sutcliffe was one of the leading stage designers of the mid 20th century. He was best known for his spectacular and amusing scenery and for the costumes which he designed fo...
James Elroy Flecker
Poet and playwright. Born as Herman James Elroy Flecker in Lewisham. His first book of poems was published in 1907. He joined the consular service in 1908 and had postings in Constantinople and Bei...
John Newbery
EC4, St Paul's Churchyard
Unusually, we did not take these two pictures; they come from John Newbery a descendant of the man commemorated. We were delighted to fin...
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