Extremely wealthy man, grandson of the first duke. Nick-named Bendor, a "jovial" reference to a lost symbol on their coat of arms (go read Wikipedia if this sort if thing interests you). Had a 10 year pash for Coco Chanel.
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Duke of Westminster, 2nd, Hugh Grosvenor
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Tachbrook - Foundation
This stone was laid by the Rt Hon Sir Hilton Young, GBE, Minister of Health, ...
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Sir Philip Sassoon
Sir Philip Sassoon attained prominence in the art world, high society and politics in the first decades of the 20th century. He was ADC to Douglas Haig during the First World War and later Parliame...
1 memorial
George Canning
Prime Minister 1827-1827 (only 119 days, the shortest PM tenure). Born Marylebone. 21 September 1809, Putney Heath, fought a duel with Lord Castlereagh, Secretary of State for War, over the deploym...
2 memorials
Lord Paul
Business magnate, philanthropist and politician. Born Swraj Paul at Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He moved to England in 1966 to get treatment for his daughter who was suffering from leukaemia. Founded...
Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, India
2 memorials
Vere Harmsworth
One of Viscount Rothermere's three sons, of which the elder two died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
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RAF apprentices and boy entrants
Royal Air Force apprentices and boy entrants, 1920 - 1993.
1 memorial
University College Hall WW1
WC1, Foster Court, Malet Place
In memory of the residents of University College Hall who gave their lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918. {This is followed by a list of ...
War dead | WW1
27 subjects commemorated
27 subjects commemorated
Little Dorrit gate
SE1, Little Dorrit Court, Playground
The quoted text comes at the end of Chapter 13 of 'Little Dorrit' by Charles Dickens, the 'him' being Arthur Clennam. The Victorian Socie...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
William Alexander Robertson
Elder brother to Laurance Grant and Norman Cairns. Left a lot of money in his will to the National Trust to commemorate his brothers. The money was used to buy Sutton House and eight areas of count...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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