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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Other Subjects

James Telfer

James Telfer

Treasurer of St Luke's School in 1870 and had a new wing named after him in 1887.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
John A. Brand

John A. Brand

Comptroller of the Bridge House Estates, 1894.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
S. Burdett-Coutts

S. Burdett-Coutts

Chairman of Governors of the Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation School in 1924 and still alive and laying plaques in 1953. Nephew to William Burdett-Coutts.

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
T. Knowles

T. Knowles

Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building committee for the Bostall Estate in 1900.

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford

Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford

Inventor and adventurer. Born Woburn, Massachusetts. Having spied for the British in America he moved to England in 1776, was knighted by King George III, moved to Germany where he gained the titl...

Person, Politics & Administration, Science, France, Germany, USA

1 memorial

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St Bride Foundation Institute

St Bride Foundation Institute

Established to meet the educational, cultural and social needs of a community working within the burgeoning print industry of the Victorian era.  The Londonphile has visited and photographed the in...

Group, Journalism / Publishing, Museums / Libraries, Theatre

1 memorial