Person    | Male  Born 13/10/1933  Died 11/9/2010

Lord Bingham of Cornhill

Categories: Law

Countries: Wales

Born as Thomas Henry Bingham on 13 October 1933, his birth was registered in the Marylebone registration district.

Appointed to the High Court Bench (Queen's Bench Division) in 1980; a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1986; and Master of the Rolls in 1992. Appointed Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales in 1996.

He died, aged 76 years, on 11 September 2010 and was buried in the churchyard of St Cynog's Church, 3 Church Close, Boughrood, Brecon, LD3 0DJ.

His Wikipedia page and his obituary give full details of his life.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.

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Lord Bingham of Cornhill

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B R Ambedkar - tree

(catalpa Bignoides or Indian Bean Tree) Planted by H.E. Dr. L. M. Singhvi, H...

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Magna Carta fountain

Interesting that no artist is named for this sculpture. As far as we can tel...

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125 deaths on Tower Hill

125 deaths on Tower Hill

Wikipedia lists only 36 (in 2011).  Most of the victims that we have researched are recorded as having been beheaded but A London Inheritance, quoting John Stow (c. 1598), refers to "a large scaffo...

Group, Execution, Law

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Tothill Fields Prison

Tothill Fields Prison

Also known as Tothill Fields Bridewell, Westminster Bridewell and the Westminster House of Correction. It was one of the less severe places of incarceration, as one of the main punishments was not ...

Place, Law

2 memorials
Cannon Hall

Cannon Hall

A Queen Anne mansion. The name probably refers to the whole estate at the time, not just the house. About 1730, when the house was used as a court, a lock-up was built into the garden wall. Gerald ...

Building, Law

1 memorial
Niblett Hall

Niblett Hall

Funded by William Niblett, Niblett Hall was built in 1932, survived WW2, but were later destroyed by fire and demolished in 1992. Replaced by the Littleton Building.

Building, Law

1 memorial
St Mary Rotherhithe watch-house

St Mary Rotherhithe watch-house

The building, situated close to the church of St Mary the Virgin, was used by a watchman or constable whose job was to to look out for wrongdoers; particularly grave-robbers or 'Resurrection Men' a...

Building, Law

1 memorial