Erection date: 11/6/2011
Near this site during the Peasants' Revolt, 1381, Highbury Manor was burnt and destroyed.
London Borough of Islington
Islington People's Plaque
Plaque unveiled by Tony Benn.
N5, Highbury Park, 26, Highbury Barn Pub
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Peasants' Revolt & Highbury Manor
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Peasants' Revolt & Highbury Manor
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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Peasants' Revolt & Highbury Manor
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