Plaque

Harry Vane

Inscription

Sir Harry Vane, statesman, lived here. Born 1612. Beheaded 1662.

{Almost hidden in the decorative border:}
Erected by the Society of Arts

Site: Harry Vane (1 memorial)

NW3, Greenhill, Vane House

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Harry Vane

Subjects commemorated i

Sir Harry Vane (the younger)

Statesman. Born Debden. As a Protestant dissenter he failed to secure the adv...

Read More

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Harry Vane

Created by i

Royal Society of Arts

Founded by William Shipley as the "Society of Arts" in Rawthmell's Coffee Hou...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

GCHQ - WC2

GCHQ - WC2

WC2, York Buildings, Watergate House

We've put 14 February as the erection date, but actually that was only the date the queen unveiled the plaque. It is becoming quite commo...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Swedish Church - W1

Swedish Church - W1

W1, Harcourt Street, Swedish Church

The referenced psalm includes some words that make it appropriate for travellers, but of the female gender, which seems odd for sailors: ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Prince of Wales Hospital - 1905

Prince of Wales Hospital - 1905

N15, Tottenham Green East, 6, Deaconess Court

From the ever-useful Lost Hospitals: In 1868 the Evangelical Protestant Deaconesses' Institution and Training Hospital moved into Avenue ...

4 subjects commemorated
Grey Coat School - David Thompson

Grey Coat School - David Thompson

SW1, Greycoat Place, Grey Coat School

Plaque unveiled by Ray Mears.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Joseph Bazalgette - NW8

Joseph Bazalgette - NW8

NW8, Hamilton Terrace, 17

Sir Joseph William Bazalgette, 1819 - 1891, civil engineer, lived here. Greater London Council

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator