Barrister and local politician in Chelsea. Born and lived his entire adult life in Chelsea. At the age of 16 lost the use of his right arm. Member of Chelsea Borough Council 1928 until his death. Mayor of Chelsea for 1957-59. Member of the LCC 1933 - 1946. The photo shows him, centre, at an LCC meeting in 1936.
Middle name Futvoye. Surname sometimes hyphenated as Marsden-Smedley.
Our colleague Andrew Behan found Smedley's dates and his probate effects totalled £37,472.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Basil Marsden Smedley
These trees are in memory of Basil Marsden Smedley, 1901 - 1964.
These trees are in memory of Basil Marsden Smedley OBE, 1901 - 1964, who love...
Locally led organisations aimed at teaching young people about kindness to animals. They also worked to prevent cruelty to animals. Founded by Catherine Smithies as a furtherance of the temperance ...
Founded to protect and promote the local interests of residents of Central and Northern Beckenham.
The association is a watchdog for the welfare of the suburb and acts as a strong pressure group. It conveys the views of its members to the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust, to the Borough of Barnet a...
A civic society formed with the aim to be 'A voice for Sydenham and to make it a better place to live and work'.
Author and filmmaker. Born in the former Czechoslovakia. Co-author of 'Prague in the Shadow of the Swastika', 'Prague; The Turbulent Century' and 'Prague 1900 - 2000'. He made the television series...
From the BBC report of the deaths: "...the first Nato fatalities since the alliance began peacekeeping duties in Kosovo. Gurkhas were am...
Had been one of the group who arranged for the execution of Simon Burley. King Richard never forgave that, and when Fitzalan joined Gloucester to oppose the King's peace with France the King took ...
Dartford-based factory founded by John Hall (1765-1836). From Dartford Archive: "In the early days the company specialised in heavy foundry-based engineering. Later on, the company developed a spec...
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