Group    From 1965 

Newham Council

West Ham was merged with parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Borough of Newham in 1965.

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Newham Council

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Charlie Paynter

Charlie Paynter, 1879 - 1970, lived here. West Ham United FC manager 1932 - 1...

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Daisy Parsons

Daisy Parsons, MBE, 1890 - 1957, first female Mayor of West Ham. London Borou...

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Grove Gardens - restored

"These gardens" no longer surround this monument as apparently they once did....

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Harland & Wolff plaque

These ornamental gates stood a the entrance to Harland & Wolff Ltd, shipb...

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Other Subjects

W. L. Owten

W. L. Owten

Churchwarden at St Giles Church in 1800.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Ian Bowater

Sir Ian Bowater

Lord Lieutenant of the City of London in 1939; Sheriff of the City of London in 1985; and Lord Mayor of London 1969 - 1970.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Robert Maxwell

Robert Maxwell

Publisher, politician and swindler. Born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch, in Slatinské Doly (now Solotyino, Ukraine). He came to Britain after WW2 where he built up the Pergamon Press, acquired the ...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Politics & Administration, Czechoslovakia

1 memorial
Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington

Born in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, second son of a wealthy man. Thrice Lord Mayor of London: 1397, 1406 and 1420 (actually four times but two were consecutive). Three times Master of the Mercers' C...

Person, Literature, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Theatre

8 memorials
Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

The 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1996. He was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 14 November 1922 and his Wikipedia page confirms that he died, aged 93 year...

Person, Politics & Administration, Egypt

1 memorial