This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Stepney Historical Trust
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Captain Cook - The Highway
The plaque gives Cook's address as 126 Upper Shadwell. Horward's 1799 map gi...
Jack (Kid) Berg - Burlington Court
{Above a motif of boxing gloves and laurel wreath:} Jack (Kid) Berg, 1909 - 1...
Marine Police
The Latin motto "Primus Omnium" translates as "first of all", referring to th...
Sir William Perkin
Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS, discovered the first aniline dyestuff, March 1...
Other Subjects
Crystal Palace Foundation
Dedicated to preserving the history of the Crystal Palace.
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
Dr. Charles Burney
Born Shrewsbury. Music historian. Father of Fanny Burney. In 1783 he was appointed organist at Chelsea College where he lived for the rest of his life, dying there in 1814.See Caroline's Miscel...
Battersea Society
As so often happens, this group was formed to campaign against the proposed demolition of something, in this case Albert Bridge. Thankfully their campaign was successful and they have gone on to si...
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The Potteries and the Piggeries
A notorious Victorian slum in Kensington. From the late 18th century this was an area where bricks were made to supply nearby construction sites. As London was developed agricultural activities w...
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
The borough was formed in 1965 by the merging of the separate former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea. It was originally planned to call it just Kensington, but Chelsea was added after local prot...
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