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
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Harry Vane
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Sir Harry Vane (the younger)
Statesman. Born Debden. As a Protestant dissenter he failed to secure the adv...
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Harry Vane
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Royal Society of Arts
Founded by William Shipley as the "Society of Arts" in Rawthmell's Coffee Hou...
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