The Importance of Identity When Sharing a Common

Cultural Heritage

Number Name and address of Person

being Commemorated

Colour

of

Plaque

Description on Plaque Date

Plaque

was

installed

Nubian Jak Community TrustCommemorative Plaques

2006 -2019

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

35 African & Caribbean War

Memorial

1 Windrush Square,

Brixton

London

SW2

Scottish

Whin

Stone

REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN Temporarily

Installed

Nov 2014

Permanent

Installation

Nov 2017

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)

Windrush Square Brixton

Britain’s first National Memorial To

African and Caribbean SoldiersUnveiled on Windrush Day

(22nd June 2017)

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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

34 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

OCTOBER

2019

NHS Memorial Statue Research andDesigned by Dr Jak Beula

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