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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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Alderman P. J. H. Benenson

Alderman P. J. H. Benenson

Alderman and Vice-Chairman of the Bethnal Green Housing Committee in 1952.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
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 Su...

Group, Politics & Administration

8 memorials
Sir William Barlow

Sir William Barlow

Born Oldham. At various times Chair of the Post Office, BICC, etc. President of The Royal Academy of Engineering 1991-96. Our picture source outlines his career. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, infor...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Robert Wade-Gery

Sir Robert Wade-Gery

Robert Lucien Wade-Gery was born on 22 April 1929 at 41 Museum Road, Oxford, the only child of Henry Theodore Wade-Gery (1888-1972) and Vivian Wade-Gery née Whitfield (1897-1988). His father was Ox...

Person, Politics & Administration, India

1 memorial
Chris Mullin

Chris Mullin

Former politician and author. Member of Parliament for Sunderland South from 1987 to 2010. He led the campaign that resulted in the release of the 'Birmingham Six', who had been falsely convicted o...

Person, Literature, Politics & Administration

1 memorial