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Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

The oldest of the three royal boroughs in England, it was formed in 1965 by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Kingston-upon-Thames (which itself was a Royal Borough), Malden and Coombe and Surbiton.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

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Anne Frank tree - Kingston

Anne Frank's tree Planted on 12th June 1998. The Worshipful The Mayor Council...

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Cesar Picton

The (lack of) punctuation on this plaque makes it easy to misread.

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Dwight D Eisenhower - Kingston

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander, allied forces Europe, Genera...

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Eadweard Muybridge - High Street Kingston

Childhood home of Eadweard Muybridge, pioneer photographer, 1830 -1904. Royal...

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Holocaust tree - Kingston

This tree was planted on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kingston and the King...

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