Bernado O’Higgins, 1778 - 1842, general, statesman and liberator of Chile, lived and studied here.
English Heritage
Site: Bernardo O'Higgins plaque (1 memorial)
TW9, Clarence House, The Vineyard, 2
Bernado O’Higgins, 1778 - 1842, general, statesman and liberator of Chile, lived and studied here.
English Heritage
TW9, Clarence House, The Vineyard, 2
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bernardo O'Higgins plaque
Statesman. Born in Chile of both Irish and Spanish descent. Liberated Chile...
London County Council Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, 1836 - 1917, the first woman to qualify as a doctor in Britain, lived here.
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A Writer/Chief Engineer's Clerk on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park...
Teacher, scholar and poet. Born Devon as William Johnson. As assistant master at Eton College, 1845 - 1872, he composed the words for the Eton Boating Song. In 1850 he published a collection of ...
The dates add up because the LCC only moved here in 1922.
In 1908 Pyke converted two shops at 164-166 Edgware Road into a cinema. This was a success and he created more, naming each one the Cinematograph Theatre. By 1910 he had 5 cinemas, each an independ...