Group    From 1900  To 1965

Shoreditch Borough Council

The Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch was created in 1900.  In 1965 it was merged with Stoke Newington and Hackney to form the London Borough of Hackney.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Shoreditch Borough Council

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Stonebridge Estate

At first we thought the plaque was deliberately mounted at a jaunty angle but...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Shoreditch Borough Council

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Passmore Edwards drinking fountain - N1

We love the elaborately correct use of English: "... in the acquisition of wh...

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Wallace drinking fountain

The plaque explains why this fountain look so familiar to anyone who has walk...

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Wenlock Barn Estate

The plaque is on the first floor balcony, in our photo partly hidden by tree ...

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Other Subjects

H. Reynolds

H. Reynolds

Councillor in the Borough of Hammersmith in 1948.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Walter Hines Page

Walter Hines Page

Ambassador of the United States of America to the Court of St. James, 1913 - 1918. Yahoo! has "... Page was vice-president and partner of Doubeday, Page & Co, the largest publishing business i...

Person, Politics & Administration, USA

1 memorial
Polish Government in Exile

Polish Government in Exile

It was formed in the aftermath of the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 and continued through WW2 and the subsequent annexation by the Soviet Union. Based in Paris and Angers until France fell,...

Group, Politics & Administration, France, Poland

1 memorial
Viscount John Slim

Viscount John Slim

John Douglas Slim, son of General Slim. 2nd viscount. 1944 joined the army. 1971 made President of the Burma Star Association.  His Wikipedia page gives details of his life and confirms that he di...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Hyam Alvarez

Hyam Alvarez

Warden of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Hospital. 

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial