Betty Knight, 1936 - 2010, champion for the rights of Islington residents, lived here from 1976 - 2010.
London Borough of Islington
Islington People's Plaque
EC1, St John's Street, Tunbridge House, Spa Green Estate
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Betty Knight
Campaigner. Born in Finsbury. In 1996 she was the driving force behind the es...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Betty Knight
The Islington Book of Remembrance is an impressive undertaking: the database ...
English Heritage Sylvia Plath, 1932 - 1963, poet, lived here, 1960 - 1961.
We believe the Stephen Lawrence Centre was built by and for the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust.
The dates given on the plaque are about the time that the church ceased functioning and was demolished but we can't explain the exact dates.
Greater London Council Sir Winston Churchill K.G., 1874-1965, prime minister, lived and died here.
English Heritage Richard Norman Shaw, 1831 - 1912, architect, designed this house in which he lived, worked and died.
Student of Trinity College of Music, killed in WW1.
Greater London Council George Dance the younger, 1741 - 1825, architect lived and died here.
James Monger the elder established the Anchor Brewery in 1616 and ran it until his death in 1657 when his godson, also James, took over and ran it until his death in 1670.
As you can see in this photo, the plaque was unveiled inside, on a table, with a promise: "The stone memorial will have a permanent home ...
Unveiled to coincide with the start of LGBT month, by Toyah Willcox.
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