Person    | Male  Born 18/11/1823  Died 10/8/1871

Charles Buxton

MP. Born Surrey. Son of the anti-slavery campaigner first baronet, he entered the family brewing business. He later published his father's memoirs and a history 'Slavery and Freedom in the British West Indies'.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Charles Buxton

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Christ Church Spitalfields - alterations

"Entensive" seems to be a portmanteau (mash-up) of "extensive" and "intensive".

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Charles Buxton

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Buxton Memorial Fountain

Due to strong shadows it was only on our fourth visit that we managed to take...

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Howard Family of Norfolk

Howard Family of Norfolk

The family who paid for the Guardian Angels Church and school consisted of: the 15th Duke of Norfolk, Sir Henry Fitzalan-Howard and his two sisters Lady Margaret and Lady Mary Howard. The Duke was...

Group, Benefactor

1 memorial
John Ortelli

John Ortelli

Giovanni Battista Ortelli was a successful Italian businessman who founded the Italian Hospital Queen Square. The badly deteriorated Ortelli family vault is at St Mary's RC Cemetery, NW10. There y...

Person, Benefactor, Italy

1 memorial

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Dockers statue - John Ringwood

Dockers statue - John Ringwood

E16, Victoria Dock, Excel Centre

The sculpture depicts dockers at work as goods are moved from a hoist to a sack barrow. The three figures are modelled on real people - J...

3 subjects commemorated, 4 creators
Greenwich Mural Workshop

Greenwich Mural Workshop

The Hitchcock murals were designed and made by artists: Steve and Nathan Lobb, Carol Kenna, Claire Notley and Julie Norburn at Greenwich Mural Workshop, Macbean Centre in Woolwich, SE18.

Group, Craft / Design

1 memorial
James Morgan

James Morgan

Probably born in Carmarthen, south Wales. Architect and engineer. Employed by John Nash. Worked on the layout of Regent's Park and on the construction of the Regent's Canal as Chief Engineer of the...

Person, Architecture, Engineering, Wales

3 memorials
Thomas Fairchild

Thomas Fairchild

E2, Fairchild’s Garden

This garden used to be known as the Shoreditch Old Burial Ground, part of St Leonard’s Churchyard, and included the Poor Ground in which,...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators