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Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster District but St Margaret and St John continued to have a nominal existence until 1922.

Westminster City Council was created in 1965 from the former area of the Metropolitan Boroughs of St Marylebone, Paddington and the smaller Metropolitan Borough of Westminster (1900-65).

The City of Westminster crest has the motto 'Custodi Civitatem Domine', 'O lord watch over our city'.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Westminster City Council

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Amsterdam 700th Anniversary

These gardens were renamed Rembrandt Gardens on 2 May 1975 to commemorate the...

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Approved extension

A misunderstanding? A joke? Do the owners now claim they have an English Heri...

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Coroner's Court, Westminster - foundation

Thrust into a corner of the facade and hidden by a bay tree this plaque has t...

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Coroner's Court, Westminster - keystone

This delicate monogram can be decoded to represent: St Margaret and St John, ...

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Trees for Westminster

To celebrate Westminster City Council's Quatercentenary HRH the Duke of Kent,...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Westminster City Council

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50 years of peace

The two seated allies are unidentified at the site but with the assistance of...

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Adams-Acton

John Adams-Acton, sculptor, 1831 - 1910, lived here 1882 - 1906. Westminster ...

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Alexis Soyer

Alexis Soyer, 1810 - 1858, chef, author of cookbooks, inventor, lived here. C...

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Alhambra Theatre

Theatreland - heart of the performing arts in London. Alhambra Theatre On t...

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Ambrose Godfrey

Ambrose Godfrey, 1660 - 1741, chemist and inventor of the fire extinguisher, ...

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Henry Grissell

Henry Grissell

Active in 1864.  Prompted by London Details we think this school committee man might be "Iron Henry".  Born in London he set up an iron foundry with his brother at Regent's Canal Ironworks, Eagle W...

Person, Industry, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Councillor Marion Schumann

Councillor Marion Schumann

Lambeth Councillor 1990-4. Mayor of Lambeth 1993-4.  2012 appointed CEO of Hammersmith and Fulham Volunteer Centre.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
George Kelham

George Kelham

Chairman of the statue Committee at Woolwich town hall in 1905. The Church Bells of Kent refers to an Alderman George Kelham of Riverston, Wrottesley Road, funding a bell for St Margarets church, ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Mark Hanbury Beaufoy

Mark Hanbury Beaufoy

Businessman and politician. Born South Lambeth, nephew of Henry Beaufoy. Aged 10 he inherited the business. 1881 chaired the meeting at which the Children's Society was founded. 1884 married Mildre...

Person, Food & Drink, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
C. L. R. James

C. L. R. James

Trinidadian historian, journalist, socialist and political activist. A pioneering and influential voice in postcolonial literature. Born Cyril Lionel Robert James in Trinidad. An early athlete and ...

Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Sport / Games, Caribbean Islands

1 memorial

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African National Congress

African National Congress

London headquarters of the African National Congress, 1978 - 1994 were at 28 Penton Street.

Group, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Africa

1 memorial
Bucklersbury House

Bucklersbury House

Architect Owen Campbell-Jones. Built in 1958. RIBA hasa good picture of the Hutton panels in situ and provides: "At 15 storeys, Bucklersbury House was the first tall slab to be built following the ...

Building, Property

1 memorial
Ladywell (Village) Society

Ladywell (Village) Society

We are grateful to Mike Keogh for giving us (via Facebook) some history of this society: Founded in 1984 by Robert Smith as the Ladywell Village Society, by 2015 it has been renamed the Ladywell So...

Group, Community / Clubs

2 memorials
Chelsea Arts Club

Chelsea Arts Club

Started in 1890 when a group of friends began meeting informally. At least one of these friends, Whistler, was dissatisfied with the club of which he was already a member, the Arts Club. They were ...

Group, Art, Sculpture

1 memorial
English Heritage

English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts,...

Group, Architecture, History, Property

417 memorials