Statesman. Born Lancashire. Previously known as the Marquess of Hartington, or in the gossip columns as Harty-Tarty. Close friend of Edward VII. Had a serious affair with Skittles in 1859 - 1863 and then for 30 years with Louise Montagu, Duchess of Manchester. They eventually married a respectable 2 years after the death of her husband the Duke. Minister of War and partly responsible for sending General Gordon to Khartoum and the consequences of the siege. Died at the Hotel Metropol in Cannes, on his way back from wintering in Egypt.
There is another statue of the Duke in the Carpet Gardens at Eastbourne where he was mayor 1897 - 1898.
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8th Duke of Devonshire, Spencer Compton
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8th Duke of Devonshire
The carving on the plinth is attractive with a snake knotted into a figure of...
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Councillor C. H. Pettet
Councillor and member of Housing Committee, Parmiter Street, 1926.
1 memorial
Netherlands Government in exile
The Netherlands were invaded by Nazi Germany on the 10th May 1940. Queen Wilhelmina had planned to go to the southern province of Zeeland to co-ordinate resistance, but when it came under attack fr...
1 memorial
Barbara Tuge-Erecinska
Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in 2011.
1 memorial
Vernon Malcolmson
Chairman of the Westminster Housing Trust from 1933 until his death.
1 memorial
Mr W. J. Lobjoit
Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.
1 memorial