First female mayor of Camberwell. She was active in many committees, covering the arts, libraries, hospitals, children’s welfare and housing. She also advocated the need for more green space in London. Burgess Park in Camberwell is named for her.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Jessie Burgess
The plaque is one of a series in the Burgess Park Heritage Trail. They are us...
The Victorian Town Hall was bombed in WW2 and demolished in 1963. After the bombing the neighbouring municipal offices (1928, H. Tansley) were used for all council needs. Then in 1964 Bermondsey be...
Co-churchwarden of the Surrey Chapel parish in 1820.
Grandson of the 3rd Duke of Portland.  Member of Parliament for Kings Lynn. Private secretary to George Canning, his uncle. Voted for the Reform Bill and as head of the Protectionist Party opposed ...
Merchant who along with his partner Robert Murray created the first Penny Post in London in 1680. He was also an independent slave trader who attempted to break the monopoly that the Royal African ...
Mayor of Shoreditch in 1949.  By 1962, when he appears on another housing plaque, he had received the MBE.
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