Born Theobalds Road which at the time was 6 King's Road. Novelist, e.g. Coningsby, Sybil, and Tancred. Tory Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874 - 1880. 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. Clearly an interesting character: a book review in the Guardian 20 July 2013 said "He entered politics because he was fearful of being imprisoned in a debtors' prison, and therefore sought an MP's immunity from arrest. ... He enjoyed the company of racy older women, and had a famously happy marriage to a rich widow 15 years his senior." Died 19 Curzon Street.
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Benjamin Disraeli
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Disraeli - EC2
Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874 - 1880, worked in this bui...
Disraeli - Park Lane
Here lived Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, from 1839 - 1873.
Disraeli statue
{Cut into the red marble immediately below the statue:} Beaconsfield {On the...
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Elizabeth Bowen
Writer. Born Elizabeth Dorothea Cole at 15 Herbert Place, Dublin. Educated in England, she published her first collection of stories, 'Encounters' in 1923. Her best known novels include 'The Death ...
1 memorial
2 memorials
James Joyce
Writer. Born James Augustine Aloysius Joyce in Dublin. Considered to be one of the most influential authors of the 20th century, his works include 'Dubliners', 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ...
1 memorial
The Wind in the Willows
Written by Kenneth Grahame, much of it based on a series of letters to he wrote to his son. First published October 1908.
1 memorial
Simon Callow
Actor, director, writer. Born Streatham.
4 memorials
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William Rhodes
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
King Edward III
Born Windsor Castle, son of Edward II. Reigned 1327, aged 15, until his death at Sheen manor house (later known as Richmond Palace). Succeeded by his grandson, Richard II, son of Edward the Black...
6 memorials
1 memorial
William Tyndale and the Bible Society
SW1, Victoria Embankment Gardens
2023: Esther Jung asked us about a date discrepancy on this inscription: both the Oxford DNB and Wikipedia give Tyndale's date of birth a...
2 subjects commemorated,
12 creators
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