Born in Manchester as Margaret Christian Garnett, great niece of Samuel Palmer. Aged about 6 her family moved to Hampstead. 1934-67 Labour member of the LCC/GLC. Married Douglas Jay (who had literally been the boy next door) in 1933; divorced 1972. Was Chair and then President of the Heath & Old Hampstead Society.
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Peggy Jay
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Samuel Palmer fountain - re-opened
This drinking fountain was restored by The Heath & Old Hampstead Society ...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Michael Martin
 MP, Speaker of the House of Commons for 9 years.  Born Glasgow.  His resignation was part of the fall-out of the 2009 expenses scandal. His Wikipedia page confirms that he died after a short illn...
1 memorial
Lewisham Borough Council
The Borough of Lewisham was formed as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Deptford and Lewisham.
27 memorials
Charles Robertson
Worked in the civil service, 1902 - 1925, in the Egyptian Ministry of Education. At the 1931 London County Council election, Robertson was elected for the Labour Party in Islington East. He lost th...
Person, Education, Politics & Administration, Egypt, Scotland
1 memorial
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
The body that governs the London Fire Brigade, responsible to the Mayor of London.
2 memorials
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