Group    From 1965 

London Borough of Hillingdon

The borough was formed in 1965 from the Municipal Borough of Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington Urban District, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District and West Drayton Urban District of Middlesex.

Hillingdon's blue plaque program began in 2008 focused on commemorating heroes who were born or lived in the borough.

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

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London Borough of Hillingdon

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Cecil John Kinross VC

Cecil John Kinross, V.C., 1896 - 1957, born here on the 17th February 1896, a...

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Chris Finnegan

Chris Finnegan MBE, 1944 - 2009, professional boxer and olympic champion. 196...

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John Stears

Michael John Stears 1934 - 1999. Born in Uxbridge 25th August 1934. Resided h...

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Lord Miles

Lord Miles of Blackfriars CBE, 1907 - 1991, British character actor, writer a...

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Natasha Baker - Freedom of the Borough

{Around the edge:} London 2012 Paralympic Games - Double Gold Medallist, GB E...

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Harry Keeble

Harry Keeble

Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building committee for the Abbey Wood branch in 1912.

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

Politician. Born David Grüen in Ptońsk, Russian Empire (modern day Poland). In Palestine in 1919 he founded a socialist party and led the Mapai (Labour) party from 1930. He participated in the St J...

Person, Politics & Administration, Israel/Palestine, Russia

1 memorial
John Dean

John Dean

1883, Trustee of Lopping Hall, Loughton. According to G. Sludge, ".. a retired police officer, born Retford."

Person, Emergency Services, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
William Strahan

William Strahan

The Aldersgate printer of John Wesley's Journal. Born Edinburgh.  Also printed the works of Samuel Johnson, David Hume, Adam Smith and Edward Gibbon.

Person, Commerce, Journalism / Publishing, Politics & Administration, Religion, Scotland

1 memorial
William Thomas Vincent

William Thomas Vincent

joint Honorary Secretary of the statue committee, Woolwich Council in 1905.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall

Erected by East Germany to isolate West Berlin (run by the US, the UK and France) from East Berlin and the rest of the surrounding East Germany (under control of the Soviet Union). It effectively i...

Building, Politics & Administration, Germany

2 memorials
World War 1

World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

402 memorials