Group    From 1965 

Newham Council

West Ham was merged with parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Borough of Newham in 1965.

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Newham Council

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Charlie Paynter

Charlie Paynter, 1879 - 1970, lived here. West Ham United FC manager 1932 - 1...

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Daisy Parsons

Daisy Parsons, MBE, 1890 - 1957, first female Mayor of West Ham. London Borou...

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Grove Gardens - restored

"These gardens" no longer surround this monument as apparently they once did....

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Harland & Wolff plaque

These ornamental gates stood a the entrance to Harland & Wolff Ltd, shipb...

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Simon Bolivar

Simon Bolivar

"El libertador". Born Caracas. Latin American statesman and patriot who worked to liberated Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru & Venezuela from Spanish rule. In London briefly in 1810. Di...

Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela

5 memorials
William Burdett-Coutts

William Burdett-Coutts

Born of British stock in America as William Lehman Ashmead-Bartlett. On his father's death the family moved to England in 1852. In 'The Story of Holly Lodge' by Margaret Downing, March 2009, we le...

Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, USA

1 memorial
John Robert Daniel-Tyssen

John Robert Daniel-Tyssen

Brother of the lord of Hackney Manor, and manorial steward. His father's surname was Daniel and his mother's Tyssen, which suggests she was the one with the money.  In the mid-19th century the Tyss...

Person, History, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Howell J. Williams

Sir Howell J. Williams

Building contractor.  Vice-president of the Royal Northern Hospital. Represented Islington in the LCC for nearly thirty years.  In about 1930 he purchased a site on Gray’s Inn Road as a gift for th...

Person, Politics & Administration, Wales

1 memorial
Sir W Alan Gillett, TD DL,

Sir W Alan Gillett, TD DL,

Chairman of The Solicitors Law Stationery Society Ltd. In 1951.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I

Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Born Greenwich Palace.  Succeeded her half-sister Queen Mary I. Reigned: 1553 - 1603.   Never married, no children, so followed by James I. Elizabeth I...

Person, Race Issues, Royalty, Seriously Famous

26 memorials
Lady Jean Medawar

Lady Jean Medawar

Wife of Sir Peter Medawar, the man in our picture, and thus known as Lady Medawar. Worked passionately in the promotion of family planning, especially for young girls. Chair of the Family Plannin...

Person, Education, Medicine

1 memorial
Dame Edith Evans

Dame Edith Evans

Actor. Born Edith Mary Evans at 12 Ebury Square. In a stage and screen career spanning sixty-six years, she appeared in many memorable productions. Her most famous role was probably that of Lady Br...

Person, Cinema, Theatre

2 memorials
Mick the Miller

Mick the Miller

Greyhound. Born in Killeigh, Ireland. In a career of only three years, he won 61 races, (nineteen of them in a row), including two English Greyhound Derbys. His winning streak ended after suffering...

Animal, Animals, Sport / Games, Ireland

1 memorial