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Group    From 1965  To 31/3/1986

Greater London Council

Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could not abide its left-wing politics, nor its leader, Ken Livingstone. On its 50th anniversary of the Metropolitan Boroughs that made up the GLC.

Inherited the blue plaque scheme from the LCC and when abolished passed it on to English Heritage. See there for more information about the scheme.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Greater London Council

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Battersea Park

The plaque definitively names Victoria Docks {sic} as the source of the soil ...

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County Hall - frieze

The dates add up because the LCC only moved here in 1922.

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County Hall - London government

The County Hall. the home of London government from 1922 to 1986. LCC 1889 -...

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Dome of Discovery

{The plaque is laid flat on the ground.} This commemorative plaque was set i...

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Ernie's Beach

{Next to a photograph of John Hearn} Ernie's Beach This stretch of the river ...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Greater London Council

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A. A. Milne - SW3

A .A. Milne, 1882 - 1956, author, lived here. Greater London Council

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Admiral Robert Fitzroy - SW7

Greater London Council Admiral Robert Fitzroy, 1805-1865, hydrographer and me...

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A. E. Housman - N6

Housman lived here 1885-1905 when he moved, with his landlady to 1 Yarborough...

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Alexander Herzen

Alexander Herzen, 1812 - 1870, Russian political thinker, lived here, 1860 - ...

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Alfred Lord Milner

Greater London Council Alfred Lord Milner, 1854 - 1925, statesman, lived here.

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Other Subjects

William Bell

William Bell

Chairman of the GLC Historic Building Committee, 1977 - 1981. British Universities Film and Video Council have an 1979 audio file: "Interview with William Bell, Chairman of the Historic Building C...

Person, History, Politics & Administration, Property

1 memorial
Emperor Trajan

Emperor Trajan

Imperator Caesar Nerva Trajanus Augustus.  Born Spain.  Roman Emperor AD 98 - 117.  His ashes are buried under Trajan's Column in Rome.  Succeeded by Hadrian who built the wall that Trajan had prop...

Person, Politics & Administration, Romans, Italy, Spain

1 memorial
Christiana Valcarcel

Christiana Valcarcel

Local councillor and Mayor of Lambeth 2011 - 2012.  Originally from Sierra Leone.

Person, Politics & Administration, Africa

1 memorial
Joseph Kesterton

Joseph Kesterton

Co-churchwarden of the Surrey Chapel parish in 1820.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Henry Thornton

Henry Thornton

Anti-slavery campaigner. Born Clapham. Successful banker. Good friends with his (indirect) cousin, William Wilberforce, prior to their marriages they shared a house bought by Thornton, Battersea Ri...

Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Religion

1 memorial

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People's Building Society

People's Building Society

It was operating in the 1860s with branches in Deptford, Greenwich and Lewisham. In 1968 it made an application to be merged with the Greenwich Building Society. Caroline's Miscellany gives further...

Group, Commerce

1 memorial