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Group    From 1900  To 1965

Shoreditch Borough Council

Shoreditch Borough Council

The Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch was created in 1900.  In 1965 it was merged with Stoke Newington and Hackney to form the London Borough of Hackney.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Shoreditch Borough Council

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Stonebridge Estate

At first we thought the plaque was deliberately mounted at a jaunty angle but...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Shoreditch Borough Council

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Passmore Edwards drinking fountain - N1

We love the elaborately correct use of English: "... in the acquisition of wh...

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Wallace drinking fountain

The plaque explains why this fountain look so familiar to anyone who has walk...

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Wenlock Barn Estate

The plaque is on the first floor balcony, in our photo partly hidden by tree ...

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Other Subjects

Robert Stephenson

Robert Stephenson

Railway and civil engineer.  Born near Newcastle upon Tyne.  Son of George Stephenson who built "the Rocket" locomotive in 1827. Robert was Chief Engineer of the London to Birmingham Railway which ...

Person, Engineering, Politics & Administration

4 memorials
Revd. Prebendary MacKenzie, MA

Revd. Prebendary MacKenzie, MA

One of the managers of the 1873-75 changes at Aske’s Hospital.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Don Cook

Don Cook

St Pancras Rent strike: In 1960 the Tory council of the old borough of St Pancras (now part of Camden) attempted to impose large rent increases. The tenants, the generation who had fought in WW2, ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
James W. Croxford

James W. Croxford

Surveyor, civil engineer, working with Brentford Council in 1909.

Person, Engineering, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Thomas Allen

Thomas Allen

Churchwarden of All Saints Church, Wandsworth in 1841.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial