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Devonshire Coat-of-Arms

Erection date: /9/1926

Inscription

{On a nearby modern plaque:}
The Devonshire Coat-of-Arms
Removed from the portico of the Devonshire House which stood on this site, 1735 - 1924, and placed here September 1926.
Presented by His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, K.G.

Site: Devonshire Coat-of-Arms (1 memorial)

W1, Mayfair Place, Devonshire House

This coat-of-arms is inside the arcade.

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Devonshire House

Built for the third Duke of Devonshire in about 1740 and used as the London r...

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Victor Cavendish 9th Duke of Devonshire

Born Marylebone. Died Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, his country seat.

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