Responsible for managing London's infrastructure, such as roads, sewage, etc. Replaced by the London County Council.
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Metropolitan Board of Works
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Great Eastern Street fountain
Pink and grey polished granite, sandstone capital and a ball finial in the fo...
Northern Outfall Sewer - Dace Road
Northern Outfall Sewer, part of London's main drainage system, constructed mi...
Northern Outfall Sewer - River Lea
Metropolitan Board of Works Northern Outfall Sewer Constructed 1862 - 63 John...
Putney New Bridge
So the churchyard must have occupied the ground between the church and the ri...
Other Subjects
Sir Leslie Boyce
Sir Leslie Boyce, KBE was Lord Mayor of London 1951-2. Born in Australia. Settled in Cheltenham after WW1. Conservative Party politician.
1 memorial
Jewish expulsion and resettlement
In 1290 Edward I expelled Jews from England and for centuries, apart from those that practised their religion in secret, there were no Jews in England.  In 1657, following a petition to Cromwell an...
4 memorials
Thomas Hoyland
In 1893 the Acting Superintendent of the old Snow Fields Ragged School.
1 memorial
Sir Montagu Hounsel Cox
Clerk of the London County Council and (co-)author of various publications on London's history, in particular parts of the Survey of London. Active in the 1920s and 30s. London has a lot to thank ...
2 memorials
Duke of Wellington
Born Arthur Wesley (later Wellesley) in Dublin to Irish parents. After the Battle of Waterloo in which 60,000 died Wellington wrote to a friend "Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a batt...
Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Ireland
11 memorials
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