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Number Name and address of Person
being Commemorated
Colour
of
Plaque
Description on Plaque Date
Plaque
was
installed
Nubian Jak Community TrustCommemorative Plaques
2006 -2020
1 Bob Marley
34 Ridgmount Gardens, Camden,
London WC1E
Blue Robert Nesta Marley, 1945-81. Singer,
Lyricist and Rastafarian Icon, Lived
Here 1972
Oct 2006
2 Luton Bicentenary Plaque
Luton Central Library,
St Georges Square,
Luton,
Bedfordshire
LU1 2NG
Blue Luton & Bedfordshire, African
And Caribbean Legacy, 2007
Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave
Trade in the British Empire, Unveiled by
the Mayor of Luton, Councillor Julian
Watts on Sunday 27 March, In
commemoration of all the slaves who
suffered and died in Bedfordshire
Feb 2007
3 Ignatius Sancho
Foreign and Commonwealth
Office,
King Charles Street
London SW1A
Stone Ignatius Sancho 1729 – 1780, Writer,
Symbol of the Humanity of Africans,
Lived and had a Grocery Shop Near
this Site
Oct 2007
4 Mary Prince
Senate House,
Malet Street,
London WC1E
Bronze Mary Prince, 1788-1833, the first
African woman to publish her memoirs
of slavery lived in a house on this site
in 1829.”
Oct 2007
5 Connie Mark
Mary Seacole House
24 Invermead Place
Hammersmith
London W6
Blue Constance Winifred MacDonald aka
‘Connie Mark’ 1923 – 2007, Community
Activist, and Founder of the Mary
Seacole Memorial
Association, Lived Here 2005 -2007
May 2008
6 Claudia Jones
Portobello Road,
Tavistock Square
London W11
Blue Britain’s first African Caribbean
Carnival was established in 1958 By
Claudia Jones 1915 -1964, She also
helped to organise the first Notting Hill
Street Carnival 1964
Aug 2008
7 Claudia Jones
The Tabernacle
Powis Square,
London W11
Bronze Carnival Village Honours Claudia
Jones 1915 -1964, Publisher,
Political Activist, and Mother of the
Notting Hill Carnival, Organised the
first Caribbean Carnival in Britain in
1958
Aug 2008
8 Kelso Cochrane
36 Golborne Road,
London W10
Blue Kelso Chochrane
1936 -1959
Antiguan Carpenter and Student, was
fatally wounded on this site.
His death outraged and unified the
community, leading to the
lasting cosmopolitan tradition in this
area of North Kensington
May 2009
9 Amy Ashwood Garvey
1 Bassett Road,
Ladbroke Grove
London W10
Blue Amy Ashwood Garvey
1897-1969
Feminist, Human Rights
Campaigner, Pan-Africanist
and First Wife of Marcus Garvey.
Lived here between 1934 and 1960
Nov 2009
10 Nelson Mandela/ANC
28 Penton Street,
Islington,
London N1
Green London Headquarters of the African
National Congress 1978 – 1994
Feb 2010
11 Lord Learie Constantine
11 Kendal Court’
Shoot Up Hill,
Camden,
London, NW2
Blue Lord Learie Nicholas Constantine
1901 – 1971, Cricketer, Barrister,
Politician and Statesman, Lived
here 1960 -1971
Sept 2010
12 Rudy Narayan
413 Brixton Road
Brixton,
Lambeth,
London, SW9
Blue Rudy Narayan 1938 – 1998,
Barrister, Civil Rights Activist,
Community Champion, And Voice
For The Voiceless, Practised Law
Here 1987 -1994
Nov
2010
13 John Archer
214 Battersea Park Road.
Battersea,
Wandsworth,
London, SW11
Blue John Richard Archer 1863 – 1932,
Mayor of Battersea 1913-1914
(First Black London Mayor) Had a
Photography Shop and Lived Here
1918 -1932
December
2010
Artwork on John Archer Book Cover used by Royal Mint for Limited Edition Stamp
14 New Cross Fire
439 New Cross Road.
Lewisham,
London, SWE14
Blue New Cross Fire
Took Place at this site on January
18, 1981, claiming the lives of 14
young people
January
2011
15 George Padmore
22 Cranleigh Street,
Camden,
Euston
London, NW1
Blue George Padmore – 1903 -1959
aka Malcolm Ivan Meredith Nurse.
International Activist and renowned
Pan Africanist
Lived Here 1941 -1957
June
2011
17 Rhaune Laslett
78 Tavistock Rd
(Carnival Sq)
Ladbroke Grove
London, W11
Blue Rhaune Laslett-Obrien 1919 -2002
Through her vision and spirit the Notting
Hill Street Festival was conceived in
1965. It later evolved into Notting Hill
carnival
August
2011
16 Claudia Jones
Corner of Tavistock Rd and
Portobello Road (Carnival Sq)
Ladbroke Grove
London, W11
Blue Claudia Jones 1915 – 1964
Mother of Caribbean carnival in Britain,
Organised an annual carnival from
January 1959 as a community response
to the 1958 August bank holiday Notting
Hill Riots
August
2011
18 Frank Crichlow
5 All Saints Road (Frontline)
Ladbroke Grove
London, W11
Blue Frank Gilbert Crichlow 1932 – 2010
Human Rights Campaigner, Community
Organiser, And Restauranteur
Founded Mangrove Restaurant, Co
Founded Mangrove Steel Band and
Mangrove Community Association
Here 1968 – 1992
December
2011
19 Malcom X
1 Marshall Street
Smethwick
Sandwell
Birmingham
B67 7NA
Blue Malcolm X – 1925 -1965
International Civil Rights
Campaigner, Advocated
Desegregated Housing In
Smethwick With His Visit To
Marshall Street In 1965
February
2012
20 Dennis Brown
55 Hazeldean Road
Harlesden
London
NW10 8QT
Blue Dennis Emanuel Brown
“The Crown Prince of Reggae
1957-1999”
Singer, Lyricist and Musician
Lived Here Between 1993 -1999
April 2012
22 Leslie Palmer
70Tavistock Rd
(Carnival Sq)
Ladbroke Grove
London
W11
Blue Leslie Palmer 1943
Pioneered the template for the
modern Notting Hill Carnival,
Helped transform a local
community carnival into a nationally
recognised event 1973
August
2012
21 Russell Henderson
69 Tavistock Road (Carnival Sq)
Ladbroke Grove
London
W11
Blue Russell Henderson 1924
Musician and Pioneering Pan Artist,
Led the first ever carnival parade
on the streets of Notting Hill in
1965
August
2012
23 Aurthur Wint
22 Philbeach Gardens
Earls Court
London
SW5 9DY
Blue Arthur Stanley Wint
1920 -1992
Olympic Gold Medallist, Doctor, and
Diplomat,
Lived Here 1949 -1960
October
2012
24 Bernie Grant
Tottenham Old Town Hall
Town Hall Approach
Tottenham
London
N15 2NR
Blue Bernie Grant
1944 -2000
Trade Unionist, Council Leader,
Member of Parliament and People’s
Champion, Held Legendary Surgeries
Here 1987 -2000
October
2012
25 Samuel Coleridge - Taylor
Aldwick
6 St Leonards Road
Waddon
Croydon
CR0 4BN
Blue Samuel Coleridge - Taylor
1875 - 1912
Composer,
Lived and Died Here
December
2012
26 Frederick Douglass
5 Whitehead's Grove
Kensington
London
SW3 3HA
Blue Frederick Douglass
1818 - 1895
American Social Reformer, Author,
Orator and Statesman
Stayed in a house on this site 1846
February
2013
27 Frank Bates
19 Hichisson Road
Peckham Rye
London
SE15 3AN
Blue Frank Bates
1889 - 1921
Vocalist and Lead Singer With
Pioneering Jazz Ensemble The
Southern Syncopated Orchestra
Resided Here 1918 -1919
June 2013
28 Stephen Lawrence
Stephen Lawrence Centre
39 Brookmill Rd
St John's
London
SE8 4HU
Blue Stephen Lawrence Centre Presents
Stephen Lawrence
1974 -1993
Son, Outstanding Student, and
Prospective Architect
Taken to soon but never forgotten
June 2013
29 Pete Robinson
8 Crewdson Road
The Oval
London
SW9 0LJ
Blue Pete Robinson
1889 - 1921
Drummer and Leading Member of the
Southern Syncopated Jazz Orchestra
Lived Here 1915 -1917
July 2013
30 Laurie Cunningham
6 Brisbane Road,
Leyton
London
E10 5NZ
Blue Laurie Cunningham
1956 - 1989
Football Legend
Pioneering England International
Played For Leyton Orient 1974 - 1977
Oct 2013
31 John Alcindor
209 Harrow Road
Paddington
London
W9 5ES
Blue John Alcindor
1873 - 1924
Physician, Pan-Africanist
And WW1 Local Hero
Had his surgery here 1913 - 1924
July 2014
32 George Africanus
The Major Oak
24-26 Pelham Road
Victoria Street
Nottingham
NG5 7JA
Blue George Africanus
C1763 - 1834
Pioneer Employment Agency,
Entrepreneur,
Property Owner And Landlord
Lived and Worked Near Here
Formally 28 Chandlers Lane
Oct 2014
33 Walter Tull
77 Northumberland Park
Tottenham
London
N17 0TH
Blue Walter Tull
1888 - 1918
Pioneering Footballer For Tottenham
Hotspur and Pioneering British Army
Lived Here 1909 -1910
Oct 2014
34 Sidney Bechet
27 Conway Street,
Euston
London
W1T 6BW
Blue Sidney Bechet
1897 - 1959
New Orleans Jazz Master
Saxophonist & Clarinetist
Lived Here 1922
Nov 2014
35 British West Indies Regiment
Alfriston Road Cemetery
Seaford
Lewes District
East Sussex
BN25 3J
Blue In Remembrance of the Soldiers Who
Served in WWI as Part of the British
West Indies Regiment
Nov 2015
Jak & Eric Robeson
(US Grammy Artist)
Recording
I Have A Song
#MemorialAidSingle
(Released 2016 UK)
00 African & Caribbean War
Memorial
1 Windrush Square,
Brixton
London
SW2
Scottish
Whin
Stone
REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN Temporarily
Installed
Nov 2014
Permanent
Installation
Nov 2017
Windrush Square Brixton
Britain’s first National Memorial To
African and Caribbean SoldiersUnveiled on Windrush Day
(22nd June 2017)
(END OF PRESENTATION)
(END OF PRESENTATION)
Memorial StatueResearch and Designed by Dr Jak Beula
36 Cy Grant
54 Jacksons Lane,
Highgate.
London,
N6 5SX
Blue Sidney Bechet
1897 - 1959
New Orleans Jazz Master
Saxophonist & Clarinetist
Lived Here 1922
Nov 2017
37 British West Indies Regiment
Seaford Station,
Station Approach,
Seaford B
N25 2AR
Blue To Commemorate the Centenary of
the British West Indies Regiment
Who Trained in Seaford
1915 -1916
March
2018
38 Notting Hill Carnival Plaque
(The Largest Commemorative
plaque in the world)
Blue A Tribute to Notting Hill Carnival
Pioneers…
August
2018
39 Eric and Jessica Huntley
141 Coldershaw Road
London
W13 9DU
Blue Eric and Jessica Huntley
Community Activists and Educators
Who Founded Pioneering Company
Bogle L’Ouverture Publications in
1968 Here 1909 -1910
Oct 2018
40 Daphne Steele
Venice Court
70 St James' Drive
London
SW12 8SX
Blue Daphne Adriana Steele
1927 -2004
Pioneering Nurse: Britain’s first NHS
Hospital Matron of African Heritage,
Trained and Qualified at St James
Hospital on This Site
Oct 2018
41 Connie Mark (replaced)
Mary Seacole House
24 Invermead Place
Hammersmith
London W6
Blue Constance Winifred MacDonald aka
‘Connie Mark’ 1923 – 2007, Community
Activist, and Founder of the Mary
Seacole Memorial
Association, Lived Here 2005 -2007
Dec 2018
42 Ida B Wells
Edgbaston Community Centre
Woodview Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2HU
Blue Journalist and Human Rights Activist
Ida B Wells - Barnett, 1862 – 1931,
Stayed in a House on this Site in 1893
as part of her British Isles Lecturing
Tour
Feb 2019
43 Dr Harold Moody
Central YMCA
111 Great Russel Street
Camden
London
WC1B 1NP
Blue Harold Arundel Moody 1882 -1947
Jamaican Doctor, Humanitarian, and
Civil Rights Activist
Established the League of Coloured
Peoples Here At Central YMCA 13th
March 1881
Mar 2019
44 Cecile Nobrega
Lee Samuel House
10 Nealden Street
Brixton
London
SW4 9QX
Blue Cecile Nobrega 1919 - 2013
Educator, Classical Composer,
Playwright, Poet, and Inspiration
Behind the Stockwell Bronze Woman
Monument, Lived Here 2001 - 2013
Jun 2019
45 African American GIs
The Control Tower
RAF Carew Cheriton
Carew Airfield
Pembrokeshire
SA70 8SX
Blue In Memory of WWII African and
American Military Personnel Station in
Pembrokeshire and South Wales who
Took Part In The D Day Campaign
Jun 2019
46 Phillis Wheatley
Dorsett City Hotel
9 Aldgate High Street
City of London
London
EC3N 1AH
Blue On this Site in September 1773, A Bell
Booksellers Published a Volume of
Poems by Phillis Wheatley (1753 -
1784) The First Work of and African
American Female Writer Published in
English
July 2019
47 The Wailers Plaque
8-10 Basing Street
London
W11 1ET
Blue Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny
Wailer, finished the albums Catch a
Fire and Burnin for Chris Blackwell’s
Island Records here. Exodus was also
recorded here January - April 1977
October
2019
48 Hadrian’s Wall (initially)
C/o The Arbeia Museum
Baring St, South Shields NE33 2BB
Brass In Memory of Septimius Severus 145
– 211, African Roman Emperor,
Reined 193 -211
Commanded a Regiment of Afrikan
Soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall in the 3rd
Century, To Guard and Protect the
Region from the Invading Celts of
Northern Britain
October
2019
49 Dark & Light Theatre Plaque
50 Knatchbull Road
London
SE5 9QY
Blue Longfield Hall, Home of the Dark and
Light, Britain’s first Black Theatre
Company 1969 -1975
October
2019
50 Emma Clarke
Campsbourne School, Nightingale
Lane,
London
N8 7AF
Blue Emma Clarke, b1871, Pioneering
Black British Footballer, Played in the
First Public Match For Women on
Nightingale Lane, 1895
December
2019
51 Dr George Alfred Busby
66 Erskine Road,
Walthamstow,
London
E17 6RZ
Blue Dr George Alfred Busby, 1899 -1980
Caribbean Pan-Africanist
Walthamstow Physician and Surgeon
Relocated to Practise in Ghana
Lived Here
1926 - 1929
March
2020
NHS Windrush Memorial
Whittington Hospital
Magdala Ave
London
N19 5NF
Blue
Granite
NHS Memorial Statue to
Commonwealth Nurses From Africa
and the Caribbean that has served
the NHS since its formation in 1948 to
the present
June 22
2020
NHS Memorial Statue Research andDesigned by Dr Jak Beula
(END OF PRESENTATION)
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