Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils of Hackney, Shoreditch and Stoke Newington, all three of which had been created in 1900.
Previously they had been parishes governed by vestries. Hackney and Stoke Newington had been united as the Hackney District of the Metropolis from 1855 to 1894.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Hackney Council
Mortuary Buildings erected by the Hackney District Board of Works, Anno Domin...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Hackney Council
Oops! The plaque has 'Issac' rather than the more common 'Isaac' and we can't...
First plastic in the world, known as 'parkesine', invented by Alexander Parke...
Anna Laetitia Barbauld, 1743 - 1825, poet and writer, lived in this house fro...
Anthony Newley, 1931 - 1999, entertainer, was a pupil at this school and live...
MDFCTA confirms that this fountain is of a unique design but we can find no r...
A Commissioner for the 1892 Westminster Public Library.
Andrew Young was born on 28 June 1848, a son of James Young (1808-1887) and Isabel Young née Ford (1813-1883). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1848 in the Westminster registration di...
Founded by Henry Hyndman in 1884, this was the forerunner of the British Labour Party, the Independent Labour Party and the Communist Party of Great Britain.
Member of the Joint Co-ordinating Committee in 1982 for opening Tower Bridge to the public.
Politician. Born George Samuel Knatchbull Young. Elected to parliament in 1974. Served as Secretary of State for Transport, Leader of the House, Lord Privy Seal and Chief Whip. Created Baron Young ...
Samuel Palmer, 1805 - 1881, artist, lived here, 1851 - 1861. Greater London Council
From Wikipedia: Designed by Rob Turner and Gary Drostle, It measures 9 metres (30 ft) high by 5 metres (16 ft) wide, and is one of the la...
Cruikshank lived here for 25 years. The plaque was unveiled by Betjeman in 1973.
The Biblical quotation at the end of the inscription is from 1 John 3:16. This is a very unusual style for a WW1 memorial and we think i...
