West Ham was merged with parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Borough of Newham in 1965.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Newham Council
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Charlie Paynter
Charlie Paynter, 1879 - 1970, lived here. West Ham United FC manager 1932 - 1...
Daisy Parsons
Daisy Parsons, MBE, 1890 - 1957, first female Mayor of West Ham. London Borou...
Grove Gardens - restored
"These gardens" no longer surround this monument as apparently they once did....
Harland & Wolff plaque
These ornamental gates stood a the entrance to Harland & Wolff Ltd, shipb...
Other Subjects
Sir Alexander Russell Downer, KBE
High Commissioner for Australia 1964-72. Known as Alick and not to be confused with his son, Alexander John Gosse Downer (b.1951) who was also High Commissioner from 2014 to 2018. Our Picture Sou...
Person, Armed Forces, Law, Politics & Administration, Australia
1 memorial
Roger Godsiff
Politician. He worked as a bank clerk before joining the Labour Party. Served as Mayor of Lewisham in 1977/78. Became an M.P. in 1992 and lost his seat in 2019.
1 memorial
Jose de San Martin
Soldier and statesman. Born in present-day Argentina. An officer in the Spanish army but then a major player in the battle for independence from Spain for Argentina in 1812 and Chile in 1818. He fo...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Argentina, Chile, France, Peru
3 memorials
1 memorial
George Cressall
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest. George Joseph Cressall was born on 29 August 1880, the eldest of the sixteen children of Thomas Walter Cressall (1856-1927) and Clara T...
1 memorial
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Emile Madeline
From Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland we learn that Emile Alfred Madeline was born in 1859, died in 1933 and was active between 1911 and 1921. However, he is ...
1 memorial
Nigel Playfair
Actor and theatre manager. Born Nigel Ross Playfair in London. In 1918 he formed a syndicate to take over the derelict Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith. It became a highly successful drama venue, with ...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Mercers’ Maiden
EC3, Corbet Court
Discovering London suggests that this might be the oldest inscription in London.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Theo. E. Williams
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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