West Ham was merged with parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Borough of Newham in 1965.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Newham Council
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Charlie Paynter
Charlie Paynter, 1879 - 1970, lived here. West Ham United FC manager 1932 - 1...
Daisy Parsons
Daisy Parsons, MBE, 1890 - 1957, first female Mayor of West Ham. London Borou...
Dame Vera Lynn - E7
This sign was installed to celebrate Lynn's 100th birthday, but we don't know...
Dame Vera Lynn - Ladysmith Avenue
Lynn lived in this street from the age of 4 -21. The street name panel was in...
Grove Gardens - restored
"These gardens" no longer surround this monument as apparently they once did....
Other Subjects
Philip Noel-Baker
Politician and Nobel prize-winner. Born Philip John Noel-Baker at Woodstock, Brondesbury Park, the son of Joseph Allen Baker. Educated in Britain and America. During his career at Cambridge, he was...
Person, Peace, Politics & Administration, Sport / Games, USA
2 memorials
United St Saviour’s Charity / Corporation of Wardens of the Parish of St Saviour’s
Southwark St Saviour was a civil parish and part of the ancient Borough of Southwark. It was formed in 1541 from the union of the parishes of St Margaret and St Mary. In 1899 it lost its governanc...
1 memorial
Tom Goodway
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.
1 memorial
Susan Lawrence
Politician and social reformer. Born as Arabella Susan Lawrence.
1 memorial
Texas
After Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836, Britain was one of the first countries in the world to recognize the Republic of Texas as a nation. From Statesman: The United Kingdom enjoys ...
1 memorial
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Atelier Works
From their website: "We are an award-winning design agency, with over 30 years experience. We help clients develop their brands. We create all the visual elements which make up a brand." In collab...
20 memorials
World War 1
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
403 memorials
Major Allan Beckett
Civil engineer. Born Allan Harry Beckett in East Ham. He designed the 'whale' floating roadways which were a crucial part of the Mulberry harbours that were used in the Normandy Landings in June 19...
1 memorial
Royal Brunswick Theatre
The Royal Brunswick Theatre was built on the site of a previous theatre, the Royalty Theatre (1785-1826) which had burnt down. The Royal Brunswick, designed by Stedman Whitwell, was constructed, st...
1 memorial
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