The first recorded Mayor of London: 1189 to 1212. Alternative spelling: Fitz-Ailwyn. His father was known as Eylwin de Londenstane (of London Stone).
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Henry Fitz Eylwin
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Holborn Viaduct - Fitz Eylwin
{On a granite plaque below the statue:} Henry Fitz Eylwin, Mayor 1189 to 1212.
London stone - 2011
This is the text that was on top of the cubicle in which the Stone sat from a...
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