Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils of Hackney, Shoreditch and Stoke Newington, all three of which had been created in 1900.
Previously they had been parishes governed by vestries. Hackney and Stoke Newington had been united as the Hackney District of the Metropolis from 1855 to 1894.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Hackney Council
Mortuary Buildings erected by the Hackney District Board of Works, Anno Domin...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Hackney Council
Oops! The plaque has 'Issac' rather than the more common 'Isaac' and we can't...
First plastic in the world, known as 'parkesine', invented by Alexander Parke...
Anna Laetitia Barbauld, 1743 - 1825, poet and writer, lived in this house fro...
Anthony Newley, 1931 - 1999, entertainer, was a pupil at this school and live...
MDFCTA confirms that this fountain is of a unique design but we can find no r...
A plot to murder the Tory Prime Minister, Lord Liverpool, and the whole cabinet, as they had dinner at a house on Grosvenor Square. The dinner had been announced in a newspaper but this was probabl...
Governing body of the London Borough of Ealing, Formed in 1965 by the merging of the Municipal Boroughs of Acton, Ealing and Southall.
Born near Bristol. Toured Europe with Lord Byron but then entered politics. Created Baron Broughton 1851. Member of Parliament for Westminster from 1820 to 1833, for Nottingham from 1834 to 1847 &...
Politician. Born George Samuel Knatchbull Young. Elected to parliament in 1974. Served as Secretary of State for Transport, Leader of the House, Lord Privy Seal and Chief Whip. Created Baron Young ...
British diplomat, civil servant and sinologist who served as British Ambassador to the People's Republic of China 1978 - 83, playing a significant role in the Sino-British negotiations which led u...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them