Group    From 1894  To 1965

Borough of Walthamstow

Walthamstow was a  local government district 1894 -1965 when it combined with Chingford and Leyton to form Waltham Forest.

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Borough of Walthamstow

Creations i

Bearman's Department Store

Bearmans Department Store. On this site stood 'Bearmans of Leytonstone' depar...

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Old Watch House - E17

Here stood the Old Watch House or “Cage”, erected in 1765, removed in 1912. B...

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William Morris and Edward Lloyd

William Morris, 1834 - 1896, lived here, 1848 - 1856. Edward Lloyd, publisher...

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William Morris - birthplace

Directly opposite stood Elm House (demolished in 1898) in extensive grounds t...

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Other Subjects

Second Congress of the Communist League

Second Congress of the Communist League

At this meeting Karl Marx (attending as delegate of the Brussels Circle) and Frederick Engels (representing the Paris communities) were commissioned to write an action programme for the Communist L...

Group, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Dame Heather Rabbatts

Dame Heather Rabbatts

Lawyer, business woman and broadcaster. Born Jamaica, came to England aged 3. Chief Executive of London Boroughs of Merton and Lambeth, she has been a campaigner against corruption and for human ri...

Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Jamaica

1 memorial
Henry Sylvester Williams

Henry Sylvester Williams

Anti-slavery and civil rights campaigner.  Born Trinidad.  After the USA he arrived in London in 1896 to study.  Qualified in law.  Elected in 1906 for Church Street Ward, the first black councillo...

Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands

1 memorial
Councillor Angela Harvey

Councillor Angela Harvey

Elected as Lord Mayor of Westminster in 2012.

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials