Son of the 11th Earl of Pembroke, grandson of Count Simon Woronzow. Sidney's elder brother, Robert, was a bad 'un: absconded to live in Paris and failed to provide a legitimate heir so, although Robert was the 12th Earl, it was Sidney who acted as the head of the family and provided the next heir.
As Secretary for War during the Crimean War he sent Florence Nightingale there.
Ist Baron Herbert of Lea.
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Sidney Herbert
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Sidney Herbert - statue
This statue was made in 1866 and erected in front of the War Office, then at ...
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Mrs June Evans, MA
Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
1 memorial
H. W. Wheatley
Councillor on the Committee for the 1901 Shoreditch Town Hall Extension.
1 memorial
Councillor Angela Hooper
Served on Westminster council from 2002 until her death in 2010. She was Lord Mayor of Westminster from 1994-1995. Awarded the C.B.E. for her work as a senior agent at Conservative Central Office.
5 memorials
Human Rights International Project
From their website: "The Human Rights International Project was established to work for human rights and against impunity in Chile. An NGO initially established by Chileans refugees and human right...
1 memorial
Dr C. Skerry
Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.
1 memorial
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Dr. John Snow
Pioneer anaesthetist and epidemiologist. Born North Street in York. The site given as the source for the picture of Snow is an excellent site.
6 memorials
James Perkins
Chairman of the Smithfield Markets Committee, 1888.
1 memorial
Pumphouse Educational Trust and Museum
The museum is located on land that until 1970 was part of the Surrey Docks. After these closed, the area was refurbished and the old pumphouse became a museum. It also houses the Rotherhithe Herita...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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