Created in 1900, it became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 1965.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney
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twinning with Clichy
This estate is called Clichy to mark the link established in 1957 between the...
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Poplar Town Hall - 1930s
Built by Culpin & Son in 1937-8. Described by Ewart Culpin as 'the first town hall in this country to be erected in the modern style.' Opened by George Lansbury. The listing text is detailed, a...
Benjamin Hopkin Morris
Middlesex County Councillor. Born Merthyr, Glamorgan. Left money in his will to repair the Chiswick almhouses which were then named in his memory. He was clearly a wealthy man: at Have Your Say Ho...
William Ruston
Town Clerk of the Ealing District Council in 1899. In a page about 2 old houses in Brentford, including ".. at the corner of Boston Road and Windmill Lane ... the demolished New Grove House ... b...
W. Drummond
Administrator of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862. Drummond is the only name on the Putney Pest House plaque given 'Esqr.' rather than 'Mr' or 'Dr'. It clearly is meant to indicate something b...
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Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm
Born Vienna, educated England, granted English citizenship 1865. Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland (a member of the royal household in Scotland) 1881 - 1890. Best known for the head of Queen Victor...
Air Chief Marshal Dowding - SW19 - replacement plaque
SW19, St. Mary's Road, 3
This plaque (complete with a misspelling) replaces the English Heritage original which was erected on the previous house on this site, th...
Lord George Bentinck
W1, Cavendish Square
From an information board in the square: "The statue of Lord George Bentinck, descendant of Lord Harley, devotee of the Turf, and politic...
Daniel Solander
Swedish botanist. Came to London in June 1760 to promote Carl Linnaeus’ taxonomy and used it to catalogue the natural history collections at the British Museum. Travelled with Joseph Banks on Capta...
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