Tory politician. Born at Knowsley Park, Lancashire. Overcame his early boisterous jollity and three times became Prime Minister, each time a coalition caretaker between the giants: Peel and Gladstone. Longest-serving party leader in modern British history (1846 - 68). Abolished slavery throughout the Empire. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition. His grandfather founded the Derby race-meeting.
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Edward Geoffrey Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
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Derby statue
The relief panels, by Montford, on the four sides of the plinth show scenes f...
Great Exhibition and Prince Albert
Designed by Joseph Durham with modifications by Sydney Smirke. Inaugurated by...
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W. A. Roust
District Staff Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1909-1940. Officer in the Order of St John. The Straits Times, 29 September 1940, Page 2 carried an obituary: "WESTMINSTER ...
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Tragedy
1 memorial
1 memorial
Alderman Wilfred E. Mullen
Mayor of Holborn in September 1942. In the picture he's the chap in the white gloves and necklace.
1 memorial
Buenaventura Durruti
Central figure of Spanish anarchism during the period leading up to and including the Spanish Civil War. Born and died in Spain.
1 memorial
M. J. Curley
Councillor and Chairman of the Wembley History Society in 1953.
1 memorial
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Sir Richard Westmacott
Sculptor. Born Grosvenor Square. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition. His son, with the same name was also a successful sculptor. Died at home at 14 South Audley Street.
10 memorials
Lawrence Chubb
Sir Lawrence Wensley Chubb was an Anglo-Australian professional Secretary whose work was on environmentalist causes. Born in Australia, he migrated to England and in 1891 was working as an auction...
1 memorial
Battersea Vestry and the Borough of Battersea
In 1899 the Battersea Vestry became the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea. In 1965 this merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth to form the London Borough of Wandsworth.
1 memorial
Duffield Sluice
SE16, Bermondsey Wall East
The 1830 map has the Duffield Sluice marked on the river bank just to the north-west of this building, where there is now a patch of gree...
2 subjects commemorated
House of Commons
The palace of Westminster has been the home of Parliament since a meeting there in 1295. It split into two "houses" in 1341 but, having been built as a royal residence, the palace had no suitable m...
4 memorials
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