Sir Ernest George (1839 - 1922), architect, lived here.
Southwark Council
SE1, Bartholomew Street, 17
This street was first called Portland Place and George was born at no. 9, so we guess the street got renumbered as well as renamed. By 1851 the family had moved.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Ernest George - SE1
Architect. Born 9 Portland Place, now Bartholomew Street, SE1. His partnershi...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Ernest George - SE1
The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropo...
The right-most of 3 plaques on the back wall of the garden.
At this date the Chief of Staff was Bramwell Booth.
At the time gilded lettering incised into granite was a popular technique. We can't say what it was like when new but its legibility has ...
Arthur Haygarth, 1825-1903, cricketer, historian, Old Harrovian, died here. City of Westminster
The address of Potter's house was 2 Bolton Gardens. From Londonist: She was born here and "Beatrix lived in the house until her marriage...
Born in Paris as Francois Marie Arouet. Adopted the name Voltaire aged 24. The traditional story is that the intolerance of Catholic France forced this free-thinker to escape to the land of liberty...
Chief Executive of British Airways and then Chairman of Thames Water. Obituary at the Independent. The Independent of 4 May 1993 reported that his body was spotted 50 yards down river of Westminst...
The Clapham Sect. Members of the British anti-slavery movement met at Battersea Rise House on this site. 2010 - Wandsworth Council
This was one of several deep shelters built under Northern Line underground stations during WW2. See The Drum for more information. The Blitz was over by the time this shelter was completed so ins...
We are not convinced that this organisation is/was any more real than "Monty Python, film maker".
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