In a house formerly standing on this site lived Samuel Pepys, 1633 - 1703, diarist & Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, 1661 - 1724, statesman. And in this house lived William Etty 1787 - 1849, painter & Clarkson Stanfield, 1793 - 1867, painter.
WC2, Buckingham Street, 14
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Pepys, Harley, Etty, Stanfield
Statesman. Harley Street was named after him. Responsible for the creation o...
Diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty. Born Salisbury Court, where his fath...
Theatrical scenic artist, marine and landscape painter, Royal Academician. B...
The Freemasons commissioned this memorial to mark the 300th anniversary of The United Grand Lodge of England in 2017 and the centenary of...
Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875 - 1956) author, journalist and originator of the 'Clerihew', lived here 1911 - 1927.
The small blue plaque is below the Palladian window to the left of our photo. Before 2011 the large blue plaque was where the red informa...
Ken Colyer, 1928 - 1988, played New Orleans Jazz here in the basement 'Studio 51', 1950 - 1973. Westminster City Council
Note: "Quincey" seems to be the accepted spelling rather than the "Quincy" on the plaque.
Soldier and politician. Born Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Lieutenant-general in the army. Served in the Napoleonic Wars. Died following a hit at a battle, a victory, near Alexandria.
Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Egypt, Scotland
'Sesquicentenary' is such a great word - it's not even in the Microsoft dictionary. As you can work out it means the 150th anniversary.
{Below an image of a Victoria Cross medal:} Lieutenant Charles Pope, Australian Imperial Force (Western Australia), 15th April 1917.
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