Building    From 1791  To 1854

Giltspur Street compter

Categories: Law

A prison for debtors. The picture is by George Shepherd, brother of Thomas.

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Giltspur Street compter

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Giltspur Street compter

Site of the Giltspur Street Compter, demolished 1854. The Corporation of the...

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Viscount Cecil of Chelwood

Viscount Cecil of Chelwood

Politician and peace maker. Born Robert Cecil at 11 Duchess Street, Portland Place. Son of the Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury. He practised civil law for several years before entering pa...

Person, Law, Peace, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Paul Condon

Paul Condon

Former police officer. Born Paul Leslie Condon. He joined the police in 1967, becoming Chief Constable of Kent in 1988 and Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 1993 at the age of 45, the youn...

Person, Law

1 memorial
Stanley Bean Atkinson

Stanley Bean Atkinson

Barrister-at-law, Stepney Borough Councillor, guardian of the poor, member of Metropolitan Asylums Board. On top of his legal qualifications he also studied medicine at St Bartholomew's. Died aged ...

Person, Law, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Orlando Bridgeman

Sir Orlando Bridgeman

Judge. Lord Keeper. Born Exeter. Lived in Essex Street. Died Teddington. Buried in St Mary with St Alban church where he is featured in a modern window.

Person, Law, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
John Compton Lawrance, QC, MP

John Compton Lawrance, QC, MP

High Court Judge. Came from Lincolnshire. From Plymounth Law Review we learn: "John Lawrance was Conservative MP for South Lincolnshire for ten years, from 1880 to 1890, until his appointment as ...

Person, Law, Politics & Administration

1 memorial