Born as George Bryan Brummell in Westminster. A gambler and dandy and one of the Prince Regent's favourites, he set the dress code of the day and effectively invented the modern trousers. Considered by some to be the first celebrity. Died in the charitable asylum of Bon Sauveur, Caen, Normandy, France.
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Beau Brummell
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Beau Brummell statue
{The base of the statue is inscribed:} Sedlecka 2002 {On a brass plaque at t...
Beau Brummell - W1
Greater London Council Beau Brummell, 1778 - 1840, leader of fashion, lived h...
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Jon Bannenberg
Born Australia, came to London in the mid-50s and worked in music, antiques and interior design. Then in the 1970s moved into yacht design and designed vessels for the rich and famous. We can't f...
Mary Watts
Born as Mary Seton Fraser Tytler in India but brought up in Scotland. 1886 married G. F. Watts. Co-founded the Compton Potters' Arts Guild and the Arts & Crafts Guild in Compton, Surrey. There ...
Christopher Whall
Stained glass artist, Born at The Rectory, Thurning, Huntingdonshire. His major stained glass works are in Gloucester and Canterbury Cathedrals and he influenced many artists in Britain and America...