Erection date: 11/6/2011
Near this site during the Peasants' Revolt, 1381, Highbury Manor was burnt and destroyed.
London Borough of Islington
Islington People's Plaque
Plaque unveiled by Tony Benn.
N5, Highbury Park, 26, Highbury Barn Pub
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Peasants' Revolt & Highbury Manor
It was built for the Lord of the Priory of St John of Jerusalem. The site may...
The revolt grew out of the increasing severity of the poll taxes imposed on t...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Peasants' Revolt & Highbury Manor
The Islington Book of Remembrance is an impressive undertaking: the database ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Peasants' Revolt & Highbury Manor
In memory of Nell Deller who lived here, 1966 - 2003, a tireless organiser and campaigner who contributed so much to this community. Erec...
A bit of a puzzle, this one, but bear with us. We started with the dictionary: ‘Lustrum’ = a ceremonial purification of the entire ancien...
In April 2011 we noticed that the building holding this plaque had changed so we re-photographed it.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874 - 1936, poet, novelist and critic, lived here. London County Council
July 2015 The Mirror reported that 4 of these plaques (Benny Hill, Tommy Cooper, Sid James and Irene Handl) were stolen just prior to the...
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