Person    | Male  Born 1650  Died 1724

James Lane

James Lane

Second Viscount Lanesborough. Possibly born in Ireland. Had a country house built at what is now Hyde Park Corner in 1719, Lanesborough House

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James Lane

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St George's Hospital - 1

There is no indication as to who erected the plaque, but the fulsome descript...

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St George's Hospital - 2

St George’s Hospital was established on this site in 1733 in a country home b...

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