Group    From 1965 

Lewisham Borough Council

The Borough of Lewisham was formed as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Deptford and Lewisham.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Lewisham Borough Council

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Battle of Lewisham - Plaque

Remembering the Battle of Lewisham. Thousands united here against racism and ...

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David Jones

David Jones CH, 1895 - 1974, artist, soldier, poet, lived at this address 189...

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer - SE23

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1906 - 1945, theologian and pastor, lived here, 1933 - 1...

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Edith Nesbit

Plaque unveiled by Fern Ravandi, her great-granddaughter.

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Edward Owen Greening

Edward Owen Greening, 1836 - 1923, co-operator and social reformer, lived in ...

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Sir John George Tollemache Sinclair

Sir John George Tollemache Sinclair

Born Edinburgh, grandson of Sir John Sinclair. Caithness Landowner and 3rd Baronet. MP, 1870 - 1885, with a fascination for Mary Queen of Scots and a liking for theatrical gothic. The earliest born...

Person, Politics & Administration, Scotland

1 memorial
Inner London Education Authority

Inner London Education Authority

When LCC was replaced with the GLC the body responsible for education became ILEA.  Disliked by Thatcher, ILEA survived a number of attempts to abolish it but succumbed in 1990.  Thereafter the loc...

Group, Education, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Dr William Twiss

Dr William Twiss

Born Newbury of German parents and worked there briefly. 1643 appointed Prolocutor of the Westminster Assembly, effectively head of the church. Buried Westminster Abbey. When Charles II was restor...

Person, Politics & Administration, Religion, Germany

1 memorial
Sir William Walworth

Sir William Walworth

Fishmonger and Mayor 1374 to 1375 and 1380 to 1381. During the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 King Richard II met the rebels, led by Wat Tyler, at Smithfield to discuss their demands. A scuffle broke out...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Edward Calcott Pryce

Edward Calcott Pryce

Warden of Girdlers Hall in 1960. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: Edward Calcott Pryce was born on 16 May 1884 in 'Trelydan', Guilsfield, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales, the elde...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial