Sir John Mills, Oscar-winning star of motion pictures including Borehamwood-made movies: Those Were the Days, Ice Cold in Alex, It's Great to be Young, Dunkirk, Operation Crossbow, Dulcima.
Unveiled by Hayley Mills.
Commemorating the centenary of cinema, 1996.
In association with the British Film Institute.

Edward Bulwer Lytton, 1803 - 1873, novelist, born here.
LCC

John Thadeus Delane, 1817-1879, editor of The Times from 1841 to 1877, lived here.
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R.N.L.B. William Henry & Mary King

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772-1834, poet & philosopher, lived here.
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This plaque honours Bryan Forbes CBE, distinguished film director, author and actor, who was head of production at EMI Elstree Studios 1969 - 1971.
Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council
2008

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Aurea', Sweet Gum, planted by the Lady Mayoress, Lady Bidwell, 8th June 1990.

This fountain is erected on the site of Ham House for many years the residence of Samuel & Elizabeth Gurney and their family, 1876.

Elizabeth Fry, promoter of prison reform, lived here, 1829 - 1844.

{Main panel, in lead, above doorway:}
Passmore Edwards Sailors Palace
Headquarters British and Foreign Sailors Society

{In the stone beneath main panel, either side of Britannia's crown:}
Eurus Notus Boreas Zephyrus

{In the stone around the archway, knotted together:]
America Africa Oceania Australia Asia Europe

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Niven and Wigglesworth Architects
Dove Bros Builders

This foundation stone was laid in the first year of the reign of King Edward the Seventh by his Grace the Duke of Fife GCVO vice patron British & Foreign Sailors Society and Lord Lieutenant of the County of London.
The sea is his & he made it.

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Architects: Shankland Cox
Contractors: Wates Special Works Limited

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Converted for Rodinglea Housing Association Ltd
Opened 24 May 1985 by Rt Hon Peter Shore MP.

British & Foreign Sailors Society
Patron - Rear-Admiral His Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall & York KG GCMG
President - the Honourable J. H. Angas
Treasurer - Alderman Sir Joseph C. Dimsdale MP
This memorial stone was laid XI.VII.MCMI by the Right Honourable Frank Green Lord Mayor of the City of London
"The earth is the lords and the fulness hereof".

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) lived here.
LCC, 1920.

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) lived here for 31 years.
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In memory of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, FRS, LLD, etc, statesman, administrator and naturalist: founder of the colony and city of Singapore, January 29th 1819. Born July 5th 1781. Died at Highwood, Middlesex, July 5th 1826, and buried near this tablet.
Erected in 1887 by members of the family.

Beneath this stone lie the remains of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lieut. Governor of Java, 1811 - 1819 and founder of Singapore 1819, who died July 5th 1826, aged 45 years.

This image comes from the opening credit sequence of the 1943 Humphrey Jennings documentary film 'Fires Were Started'.  Actually, we were watching 'I Was a Fireman', Jennings's first cut of the film which ran to 74 minutes and was shortened to 63 minutes for release, but that probably makes no difference to this shot. We were pleased with ourselves for recognising the location.

Coventry Patmore, 1823 - 1896, poet and essayist, lived here 1858 - 1860.
Historic Buildings of the London Borough of Haringey