Martin van Buren, 1782 - 1862, eighth US President, lived here.
Greater London Council
W1, Stratford Place, 7
Ornamental Passions have a good post about the grand mansion at the end of this 1770s development.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Martin van Buren
Eighth US President. Born in Kinderhook, N.Y., USA. For a list of all the US...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Martin van Buren
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
The plaque does not appear on the latest Google Street View (March 2019) so would have been erected after then.
The Harvard plaque does not explain why it is here, on this particular spot. Possibly his father's butcher's shop was here. The Anti-fas...
The plaque was not there when we first visited the site. We have returned several times over the years in case a replacement has been ere...
Barking Abbey Was founded by St Erkenwald in the year 666. Destroyed by the Danes it was rebuilt in the 10th century. William the Conquer...
The image on the plaque is taken from Merry-Go-Round, Mark Gertler's 1916 painting, possibly inspired by the roundabout at the annual Ham...
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