Person    | Male  Born 27/10/1917  Died 24/4/1993

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 of apartheid, but died there from a stroke.

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Oliver Tambo

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Nelson Mandela - bust

The original sculpture was offered to the Greater London Council in 1984 and ...

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Edward Forset
1 memorial
George Brittain

George Brittain

Mayor of Lambeth 1919-20. Wrote 'The Musings of an Octogenarian", from where our picture comes.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
R.C.R.B.

R.C.R.B.

Could "R.C.R.B." be the initials of a former name for the borough: "Royal Chelsea R. . . . Borough" for example? It certainly seems to indicate the organisation responsible for the plaque.

Group, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
J. W. Ward

J. W. Ward

Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Screaming Lord Sutch

Screaming Lord Sutch

Musician and parliamentary candidate. Born David Edward Sutch in New End Hospital, Hampstead. After a less than successful pop career he turned his attention to politics, founding the Monster Ravin...

Person, Music / songs, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Frank Dobson

Frank Dobson

Sculptor. CBE, RA. Born at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Marylebone Road, London. Enlisted with The Artists' Rifles in World War I. Died Princess Beatrice Hospital, Kensington. (Not to be confused wi...

Person, Sculpture

3 memorials
Jasbir Lally

Jasbir Lally

Mosaic/ceramic artist, active c. 2005.

Person, Craft / Design

1 memorial
R. E. H. Goffin

R. E. H. Goffin

Robert Edwin Hemblington Goffin was born in 1836 in Highgate, Middlesex, the eldest of the eleven children of John Breeze Goffin (1799-1874) and Martha Goffin née Hall (1810-1891). On 9 October 183...

Person, Education, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
W. E. Lawrence

W. E. Lawrence

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Albert Grant

Albert Grant

Born Dublin, Ireland as Abraham Gottheimer. The King of Italy conferred the title of Baron Grant - for improvement schemes in Milan. He was also MP for Kidderminster. His financial dealings were...

Person, Industry, Philanthropy, Ireland, Italy

1 memorial