In 1865 the Local Government Act 1858 was adopted by the parish of Acton, and a twelve-member local board of health was formed to govern the area.
The Parish of Acton became an Urban District in 1894. In 1921 this become a municipal borough. 1965 this merged with other districts to become the London Borough of Ealing.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Acton UDC
The Oakley Small Arms Works moved to Acton from Chelsea in 1904, and was situ...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Acton UDC
We've corrected the rather erratic punctuation in the inscription. From Acto...
Rita Sylvia Smith was born on 13 January 1926 the daughter of Francis Albert Smith (1888-1957) and Annie Smith née Turner (1892-1957). Her birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1926 in the Edm...
Chair of Hackney's Maternity and Child Welfare Committee in 1938.
Chairman of the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. His portrait comes from an 1894Â card celebrating his silver wedding anniversary. Â It also has a portrait of his wife and of Tower Bridge.
Vice-Chairman of the Shoreditch Housing Committee in 1949. Elected onto the LCC in 1949.
Indian politician, instrumental in India's independence. Born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi at Porbunder in Gujarat. Assassinated in Delhi on the way to prayers. There is another statue of Gandhi i...
Person, Nationalism, Peace, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, India
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