In 1631 commissioned Inigo Jones to build the residential square at Covent Garden, with a piazza at the centre.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford
Commemorated ati
Bedford's Chiswick wall
Brentford and Chiswick Local History Society confirms our link to the 4th Earl.
Covent Garden Market
Large bronze relief "Fruit Porter Bronze", unveiled October 2006 by Mayor of ...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
J. Roy Lancaster
We have discovered two facts about a John Roy Lancaster: In 1911 he was working for Messrs. Horne & Co, Auctioneers and Surveyors of 85 Gresham Street, and of 35 Old Queen Street, involved in ...
1 memorial
Lieutenant Commander James Dawbarn Young, R.N.V.R.
Qualified as surveyor and then as a lawyer. Public spirited and worked with the Claremont Central Mission (we think this was a nationwide religious charitable organisation working with young peopl...
War dead, WW1
3 memorials
St James's Gardens, W11
RBKC and British History Online have a lot of information about the creation of this square, with plans and drawings.
2 memorials
Brooke House
This photo comes from Edward deVere as Shakespeare: "King's Place, later re-named Brooke House in Hackney, North London, became Edward De Vere's last home. The building was torn down in the 1950's...
1 memorial
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Samaritans
Formed by Chad Varah at St Stephen Walbrook Church to befriend the suicidal and despairing. The Samaritans gives a good history of the organisation including how it was named: "Chad Varah had achi...
2 memorials
Sir Douglas Bader
SW7, Petersham Mews, 5
Plaque unveiled by Sir Richard Branson and David Bickers (Bader's son-in-law).
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Sir Joshua Reynolds bust
WC2, Leicester Square
All four of the Leicester Square busts were removed in the 2010-12 redesign of the Square - see (Hogarth bust for more information.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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