Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a larger area.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
London County Council
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Andrew Young
Andrew Behan directed us to Coletti where we discovered that the plaque was "...
Avondale Park
This park was acquired and laid out by the Vestry of Kensington with financia...
Beechwood - William Sebright
Beechwood House This building was built in 1948 by the London County Council ...
Cobden House
Cobden House This block was built in 1958 by the London County Council and wa...
Coram's Fields
These grounds, the site of the Foundling Hospital, established in 1739 by Cap...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
London County Council
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Albert Chevalier
Albert Chevalier, 1861 - 1923, music hall comedian, was born here. London Cou...
Alice Meynell
Alice Meynell, 1847 - 1922, poet and essayist, lived here. London County Council
Andrew Bonar Law
London County Council Andrew Bonar Law, 1858-1923, prime minister lived here.
Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang, 1844 - 1912, man of letters lived here in 1876 - 1912. London Co...
Other Subjects
Mario Alberto Campora
Ambassador. Born in Mendoza, Argentina. He entered the diplomatic service in 1955, and held posts in Washington, The Hague and New Delhi. He subsequently became ambassador of Argentina to Belgium ...
Person, Politics & Administration, Argentina, Belgium, India, Netherlands, USA
2 memorials
William Nicholson
Distiller, politician, cricket player, benefactor. Born Upper Holloway into a gin distillery family. They made Lamplighter gin at Three Mills on the River Lea. The business moved into running pu...
1 memorial
Sir Roger Cook
Lord Mayor of London, in September 1997.
1 memorial
Peter Paul Rubens
Artist and diplomat. Born in Siegen, Westphalia (modern day Germany). He studied art in Antwerp and Venice, and entered the service of Vincenzo Gonzago, Duke of Mantua, where he began a parallel ca...
Person, Art, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, Belgium, Germany, Italy
2 memorials
Alfred Edward Reneson Coucher, OBE
Alderman Mayor of St Marylebone, November 1947 - May 1949, for 10 years a London County Councillor. Founder President of the St Marylebone Society. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research; ...
1 memorial
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Rugby Estate
WC1, Rugby Street
Unveiled by A. N. Wilson, an historian educated at Rugby, as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations.
2 subjects commemorated
King George VI Memorial Garden
N22, Wood Green High Road
Borough of Wood Green. King George VI Memorial Garden. This garden was provided by public subscription as a memorial to his late Majesty,...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Milton statue - Hammersmith
W6, Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith Carnegie Library
Milton sitting on the left; Shakespeare on the right; Carnegie's cartouche is inside the porch, above the door. Erected in 1905, Carnegi...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
1 memorial
Joseph Lister
Born in Upton, Essex. Died in Walmer, Kent. Pioneer in the use of antiseptics in surgery. The medical historian, Ruth Richardson, has an interesting piece in the Lancet reporting on how Agnes his w...
3 memorials