The borough was formed in 1965 by the merging of the separate former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea. It was originally planned to call it just Kensington, but Chelsea was added after local protests.
The vestries of Kensington and of Chelsea were precursors to this body.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
This park was acquired and laid out by the Vestry of Kensington with financia...
{Top plaque:} To celebrate the silver jubilee of Elizabeth II 1952-1977 and ...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Abbotsbury Gate - Holland Park Made possible by the bequest of the late Miss ...
In 1831 the Broughton Suspension Bridge collapsed as a troop of 74 men marche...
Arthur Stanley Wint 1920 - 1992, RAF pilot,doctor & diplomat, gold medal ...
Campden Hill Square was laid out by Joshua Flesher Hanson in 1826. Gates and ...
Throughout history women have generally not been allowed to vote, with, by the 19th century, a few exceptions based on the woman's marital status or her property ownership, and then only in some el...
Baptist preacher. Born Glasgow. President of the Baptist Union, 1875-6 and 1901-2. Died Edinburgh.
Illegitimate son of Nell Gwynne and Charles II. Born at his mother's house in Lincoln's Inn Fields. Served the monarch as a soldier in a number of battles. Died at Bath.
Andrew Young was born on 28 June 1848, a son of James Young (1808-1887) and Isabel Young née Ford (1813-1883). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1848 in the Westminster registration di...
Formed in 1984 by Mark Ashton and his friend Mike Jackson, this group was only wound down in 2015. The London group used the bookshop Gay's the Word as their HQ. The largest fund-raising event was ...
Architect with Arboreal. Stairway to Heaven Memorial says:"Memorial designed by local architect Harry Paticas with initial help from Jens Borstelmann."
From the picture source website: The International Brigade Memorial Trust was formed in 2002 from the veterans of the International Brigade Association, the Friends of the I.B.A., representatives ...
A series of books created by the illusrator Cicely Mary Barker. The first one was published in 1923
In 1996 the BFI erected 126 plaques across Britain to commemorate the centenary of cinema. See the pdf.
Founded by Edward Alleyn as a school and almshouses. A chapel, a schoolhouse and twelve almshouses were built on Dulwich Green (see picture), and, extended and re-modelled, these buildings remain a...
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