Group    From 1900  To 1965

Shoreditch Borough Council

The Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch was created in 1900.  In 1965 it was merged with Stoke Newington and Hackney to form the London Borough of Hackney.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Shoreditch Borough Council

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Stonebridge Estate

At first we thought the plaque was deliberately mounted at a jaunty angle but...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Shoreditch Borough Council

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Passmore Edwards drinking fountain - N1

We love the elaborately correct use of English: "... in the acquisition of wh...

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Wallace drinking fountain

The plaque explains why this fountain look so familiar to anyone who has walk...

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Wenlock Barn Estate

The plaque is on the first floor balcony, in our photo partly hidden by tree ...

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Other Subjects

Jean Scott

Jean Scott

Founder of The Finchley Society.  Andrew Behan found their website very informative: Jean Leslie Scott, The Finchley Society’s founder, was born on 21 March 1921 and lived in Finchley since her ch...

Person, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Science

1 memorial
Tom Goodway

Tom Goodway

Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Camden Council

Camden Council

The Town Hall in Euston Road once housed these interesting murals by Cecil Osborne.

Group, Politics & Administration

28 memorials
Capt. Laurence L. Franks

Capt. Laurence L. Franks

District Staff Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1903-1950. A/Commander in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Col. Humphrey Mackworth

Col. Humphrey Mackworth

Appointed governor of Shrewsbury in 1645 and was a colonel in Cromwell's Parliamentary army. Died in London and was buried in Westminster Abbey. When Charles II was restored to the throne he order...

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial