Person    | Male  Born 9/10/1857  Died 16/4/1941

Sir George Wyatt Truscott

Son of Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott. A printer and a stationer. Knighted in 1902, created the First Baronet Trustcott of Oakleigh, East Grinstead, in 1909. served as Lord Mayor of London 1908-1909. Father of Francis.

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Sir George Wyatt Truscott

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Blackfriars Bridge - plaque

The Queen was busy that day in 1869, opening two bridges, the other being Hol...

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Robert Clayton

Robert Clayton

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Sir Thomas Hallifax

Sir Thomas Hallifax

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John Wilkes

John Wilkes

A champion of English freedom, establishing the campaigning newspaper "The North Briton".  In his 1754 'Essay on Woman' he wrote: 'Life can little more supply than just a few good f**ks and then w...

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Robert Geffrye

Sir Robert Geffrye

Alderman, merchant and slave trader. From Cornwall, possibly Landrake. DOB uncertain. A member of the Ironmongers' Company and Lord Mayor, 1685-6. Married but produced no children and his wife pred...

Person, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

1 memorial

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Douglas Alfred Barber

Douglas Alfred Barber

Church warden of St Mary Aldermary, 1989 - 2000. Andrew Behan has kindly provided the following research: Douglas Alfred Barber was born on 31 March 1928 in Romford, Essex, the youngest of the thr...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

Born Huntingdon, the great-grandson of Richard Cromwell who was Thomas Cromwell's nephew. The picture source website also provides these words: "Following the traumatic upheavals of civil war and r...

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7 memorials
Jane Holland

Jane Holland

Eldest daughter of Richard Attenborough. Her husband Michael, who also lost his mother and daughter chaired the group that erected the memorial.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
William Bateman Fagan

William Bateman Fagan

Born Bermondsey. Andrew Behan's researches have found that when he was baptised on 7 April 1872 at St Mary Newington Church, Lambeth his date of birth was recorded as 3 September 1860. Lots of inte...

Person, Sculpture

12 memorials
Queen Victoria at Middle Temple Lane

Queen Victoria at Middle Temple Lane

EC4, Victoria Embankment, Middle Temple Lane entrance

This 1878-9 building by E. M. Barry was hidden behind scaffolding when we visited in November 2013 but by April 2014 it was showing its n...

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