Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a larger area.
In 1901 took over the blue plaque scheme from the Royal Society of Arts. Now run by English Heritage.
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London County Council
Andrew Behan directed us to Coletti where we discovered that the plaque was "...
This park was acquired and laid out by the Vestry of Kensington with financia...
Beechwood House This building was built in 1948 by the London County Council ...
Cobden House This block was built in 1958 by the London County Council and wa...
These grounds, the site of the Foundling Hospital, established in 1739 by Cap...
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London County Council
Albert Chevalier, 1861 - 1923, music hall comedian, was born here. London Cou...
Alice Meynell, 1847 - 1922, poet and essayist, lived here. London County Council
London County Council Andrew Bonar Law, 1858-1923, prime minister lived here.
Andrew Lang, 1844 - 1912, man of letters lived here in 1876 - 1912. London Co...
First Camberwell Mayor 1900-01. We think Matthew Wallace may be the same man but can't prove it. Photo credit: Southwark Art Collection.
Born in what is now Istanbul. His father was already in the business of oil import/export and Calouste became immensely wealthy in this field. Took a degree at Kings College, London and here, 1892...
She was born as Iris Mary Caroline Dean on 10 August 1906 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, the daughter of Herbert Stanley Dean (b.1873) and Ethel Mary Dean née Lovegrove (b.1878). She was baptised on ...
An ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, governed by an administrative vestry. The parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and became part ...
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