Our map of 1837 shows a street called Pelham Street. Possibly this became Pelham Place and then Hobson's Place before being built over by the Greater London Council in 1966.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Pelham / Hobson's Place
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Hobsons Place / Pelham Place
Hobsons Place This block was built in 1966 by the Greater London Council and ...
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Fleming Court flats opened
Built by the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington Architects’ Department, or the LCC depending on source.
William Jefferies Collins
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New Change Buildings
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Paul Sandby
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Sir William Powell
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