Monument

Lord Cheylesmore

Erection date: 17/7/1930

Inscription

{On the large stone plaque at the centre of this sombre memorial:}
Major-General Lord Cheylesmore, GBE, KCMG, KCMO, Grenadier Guards. Born 1848. Died 1925. Soldier, administrator, philanthropist and steadfast friend.

Site: Lord Cheylesmore (1 memorial)

WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens

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:
Lord Cheylesmore

Subjects commemorated i

Major General, Lord Cheylesmore

Herbert Francis Eaton, 3rd Baron Cheylesmore.  Born London.  Chairman of the ...

Read More

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

Created by i

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Born Arthur William Patrick Albert, the seventh child and third son of Queen ...

Read More

Sir Edwin Lutyens

Architect. Born at 16 Onslow Square. Specialised in English country houses. C...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Chindits

Chindits

SW1, Victoria Embankment, Victoria Embankment Gardens - Whitehall section

Unless we missed it, Cairns' name is not included in the Green Park Memorial Gate's list of VCs, while the other 3 Chindit VC names are.

War dead | WW2
7 subjects commemorated
Albert Memorial - Prince Albert

Albert Memorial - Prince Albert

SW7, Kensington Road

Albert is shown holding the catalogue of the Great Exhibition, held in this park in 1851 for which he was the driving force. The statue i...

1 subject commemorated, 6 creators
Ladbroke Grove rail disaster - monument

Ladbroke Grove rail disaster - monument

W10, Canal Way

The Sainsbury's plaques are on the wall to the right of the large bush in the centre of the photograph.

32 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
J. Lyons war memorial - original location

J. Lyons war memorial - original location

UB6, Greenford Road

This photo shows a section of the list of names. See our page for the memorial in its current location for the the complete list of names...

RAF, RFC & RNAS

RAF, RFC & RNAS

SW1, Victoria Embankment

A time capsule is buried beneath this monument.  From Londonist: "The box, filled with first world war memorabilia, is fashioned from the...

7 subjects commemorated, 3 creators

Previously viewed

William Lambert

William Lambert

Employed at the Silvertown Brunner Mond works and killed in the 1917 Silvertown explosion.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
F. Caplin
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Human Rights tree

Human Rights tree

W6, Furnivall Gardens

Tulip Tree Planted 1998 to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing by the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Julia Scurr

Julia Scurr

Born Julia Sullivan in Limehouse, married John Scurr in 1900. Politically active, campaigning for working women, the unemployed, women's suffrage. 1919 elected to Poplar Borough Council and was imp...

Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Claud Hamilton's brothers, son, grandson and nephews

Claud Hamilton's brothers, son, grandson and nephews

Claud Hamilton's issue: Son: Gilbert Claud Hamilton (1879-1943), married twice but no issue. Daughter: Ida Hamilton (1883-1970), had one son, CH's grandson. CH had 6 brothers. We've underlined the...

Group, Friend / family

2 memorials