Created in 1900, it became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 1965.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney
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twinning with Clichy
This estate is called Clichy to mark the link established in 1957 between the...
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Noam Chomsky
Linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, historian, political critic, and activist. A prominent intellectual and cultural figure. Born Pennsylvania.
Person, History, Philosophy, Politics & Administration, Science, USA
1 memorial
Oliver Tambo
Born Mbizana, in what is now Eastern Cape. President of the African National Congress. Fled to the UK from South Africa in 1960 to run the ANC abroad. Returned to South Africa after the collapse...
Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, South Africa
1 memorial
Stephen and Matilda Tenants' Co-operative
The first local authority estate under tenants' control in Britain. Became a limited company on 30 September 1982. Waymarking gives the interesting history of this organisation.
1 memorial
Josiah Gunton
Architect. specialist in non-conformist churches. Born in Cambridgeshire. By 1881 he was living in Hackney. He was articled to Gordon and Lowther architects and became a partner in 1885. His son W...
1 memorial
Robert Stephens Cufflin
Churchwarden at Mary Magdelene Church, Islington 1894. Our colleague Andrew Behan provides: "Robert Stephens Cufflin was born in Islington, the son of Robert Stephens Cufflin and Naomi Cufflin, né...
1 memorial
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Samuel Kitching Ellison MRCS
Samuel Kitching Ellison was born in 1813 in Skipton, Yorkshire, the fifth of the eight children of James Ellison (c.1781-1851) and Arabella Ellison née Kitching (c.1781-1866). Baptismal records sho...
1 memorial
Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea
It was amalgamated under the London Government Act of 1963, with the Metropolitan Borough of Kensington to form the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
2 memorials
Corporal Charles Garforth, VC
Soldier. Charles Ernest Garforth was born in Willesden Green. He was a corporal in the 15th (The King's) Hussars. On 23rd August 1914 at Harmingnies, France, he cut wire while under fire, enabling ...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Arctic Campaign Memorial Trust
First registered as a UK charity in 1990. Founder and Chair R. J. Wren. Activities given: "Creates memorials on behalf of Arctic (WWII) campaign veterans which includes "living memorials"."
1 memorial
Royal Doulton / Doulton Potteries
Ceramic manufacturing company. Began with a factory at Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth. Initially a partnership of John Doulton, Martha Jones, and John Watts, Jones left in 1820 leaving the company name as ...
39 memorials
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