Group    From 1965  To 1986

Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could not abide its left-wing politics, nor its leader, Ken Livingstone. On its 50th anniversary Diamond Geezer posted a good summary of the Metropolitan Boroughs that made up the GLC.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Greater London Council

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County Hall - frieze

The dates add up because the LCC only moved here in 1922.

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County Hall - London government

The County Hall. the home of London government from 1922 to 1986. LCC 1889 -...

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Dome of Discovery

{The plaque is laid flat on the ground.} This commemorative plaque was set i...

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Ernie's Beach

{Next to a photograph of John Hearn} Ernie's Beach This stretch of the river ...

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Gatehouse Square, Southwark

The sculpture is titled "Great Oaks from Little Acorns".  From PMSA:"... hold...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Greater London Council

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A. A. Milne - SW3

A .A. Milne, 1882 - 1956, author, lived here. Greater London Council

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Admiral Robert Fitzroy - SW7

Greater London Council Admiral Robert Fitzroy, 1805-1865, hydrographer and me...

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A. E. Housman - N6

Housman lived here 1885-1905 when he moved, with his landlady to 1 Yarborough...

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Alfred Lord Milner

Greater London Council Alfred Lord Milner, 1854 - 1925, statesman, lived here.

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Alfred Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace, 1823 - 1913, naturalist, lived here. Greater London Co...

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Other Subjects

William Henry Liversidge

William Henry Liversidge

Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Capt. G. Gerhold

Capt. G. Gerhold

District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1912-1927. Commander in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Hackney Town Hall

Hackney Town Hall

The site of an early town hall ('vestry office' in its early days), is still occupied by the building that was used. This is the building in front of St Augustine's - behind the buses in our photo ...

Group, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir William Lawrence

Sir William Lawrence

Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.  Builder and Liberal party MP.  Lord Mayor 1863-4.  Uncle of Pethick-Lawrence.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
William H. Morgan, OBE

William H. Morgan, OBE

Assistant Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1887-1923. Officer in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial