Not everyone was happy that Hackney named a block of flats after this anarchist.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Peter Piaktow
Commemorated ati
Peter Piaktow and Sidney Street Siege
Peter House This block was built in 2006 by Tower Hamlets Community Housing a...
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Mr Alderman Cotton, MP
One of the managers of the 1873-75 changes at Aske’s Hospital.
May Day demonstration in Hyde Park, 1890
Paste Tense describes why and how the 1st of May became the International Workers' Day, how the first such day, in 1890, was planned in the United Kingdom, and goes on to describe: "The main demons...
Marquess of Pombal
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal and 1st Count of Oeiras was born in Lisbon, Portugal, on 13 May 1699. In 1738, he received his first public appointment as the Portuguese ...
Lord Gowrie
Alexander Patrick Greysteil Hore-Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie, PC, FRSL, was both a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was a Co...
Brass Crosby
Born Stockton-on-Tees. 'Brass' was his mother's family name. Lord Mayor of London. Lived in Essex Street. The obelisk at St George's Circus names Crosby since it was during his mayoralty that the n...
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Sir Leonard Woolley
E5, Southwold Road, Former number 13
The plaque can be seen in our photo, at the top of the wall, above the black car. The house was lost in 1959/60 when the bridge was raise...
R.M. Robbins
Author of "The History of London Transport" published in 4 vols 1974- 1976
Henrietta & Samuel Barnett
NW3, Spaniards Road, Heath End House
While they lived there they called this "St Jude's Cottage". Initially it was a weekend retreat from Whitechapel, where Samuel was the v...
Unidentified head - gentleman
SW1, Cockspur Street, 25 (about)
This gentleman and his lady friend may just be anonymous, off-the-shelf heads but they look like portraits to us.
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