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Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green was formed as a civil parish from the Bethnal Green hamlet in Stepney ancient parish. 1889 it became part of the County of London. 1900 it became a metropolitan borough. 1965 it was abolished and merged into the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. See Simon de Montfort for an explanation of the image.

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green

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Bethnal Green Library war memorial

On our first visit there was no plaque, but the 'ghost' marks on the plinth s...

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Diss Street re-housing scheme

Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green Diss Street Re-housing Scheme This comm...

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Lenin Estate / Parmiter Street Housing

Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green Parmiter Street Re-housing Scheme This ...

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Rogers Estate

The bronze of the plaque is so dulled that it does not photo well, all except...

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Swinburne House

Apart from the architect the names on this plaque are the same as those on th...

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Other Subjects

Joan Hymans

Joan Hymans

In January 1972, at the time of Bloody Sunday, Hymans is reported as being in Belfast as Fenner Brockway 's secretary, sharing a platform with him, Bernadette Devlin and Rory McShane.

Person, Politics & Administration

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Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne

Liberal politician.  Born Lansdowne House.  Like many of the aristocracy his name changed depending on what he inherited: Viscount Clanmaurice and Earl of Kerry being two early monikers.  It was du...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Councillor W. Paddock

Councillor W. Paddock

Chair, Housing Committee Parmiter Street, 1926. Councillor and on the Bethnal Green Baths Committee in 1926. Municipal Dreams charts Paddock's downfall , concluding with: "December {1927} Paddock ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
John Holland, JP, DL, Deputy

John Holland, JP, DL, Deputy

Chairman of the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Geoffrey Rowley Bostock

Geoffrey Rowley Bostock

Born Stafford.  A chartered accountant, in 1916 we find him appointed to wind up a number of companies who were prosecuted under the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act, 1916.  Churchwarden of St ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial