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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Francis Percy Hodes

Francis Percy Hodes

Justice of the Peace and Chairman of the Penge Urban District Council 1921 - 22. In 1937, when was elected as one of the County Aldermen for Kent he was described as a retired engineer and his add...

Person, Law, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine

Revolutionary. Born Thetford, Norfolk. Emigrated to the British American colonies and took part in the American Revolution. Travelled to France in 1781 and became sufficiently involved in politics ...

Person, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, France, USA

2 memorials
Houses of Parliament

Houses of Parliament

Also known as the Palace of Westminster, it comprises the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Following a fire in 1834 which destroyed most of the old parliament, a competition was held for th...

Building, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
Lord Monkswell

Lord Monkswell

Liberal politician. Born as Robert Collier. He entered the House of Lords as the Second Lord Monkswell on his father's death in 1886, and later served in the government of William Ewart Gladstone a...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Hubert Bland

Hubert Bland

Journalist and socialist. Born at 22 Wood Street, Woolwich. He married the author Edith Nesbit in 1880. Although she was pregnant, he divided his time between her and his widowed mother and her pai...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Electric Brixton

Electric Brixton

Nightclub formerly known as The Fridge. 

Place, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial
Royal Northern Hospital - 2 - Islington Victoria Ward

Royal Northern Hospital - 2 - Islington Victoria Ward

N7, Manor Gardens

The phrase "gratitude to God for national and parochial progress during that eventful period" is a fascinating insight into the late Vict...

2 subjects commemorated