Plaque

Dr Jimmy Mallon

Erection date: 1984

Inscription

Dr Jimmy Mallon, CH, 1874 - 1961, Warden of Toynbee Hall, Champion of social reform, lived here.
Greater London Council

Site: Doctor Jimmy Mallon and the Toynbee clock (2 memorials)

E1, Commercial Street, Toynbee Hall

The plaques about the clock are at about shoulder height on the wall below the clock. The blue Mallon plaque is on the building to the left.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Dr Jimmy Mallon

Economist and political activist. Born James Joseph Mallon in Chorlton, Manch...

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Toynbee Hall

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Greater London Council

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