Person    | Male  Born 13/4/1838  Died 7/4/1891

John Dando Sedding

Categories: Architecture

Architect. Born Eton. Specialised in churches and worked in an Arts and Crafts style of Gothic. His major work is Holy Trinity, Sloane Square but this dedicated website lists 6 other churches in London. He died suddenly in  Somerset, where he was restoring a church. His wife died a few days later (of grief, is the suggestion).

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John Dando Sedding

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Holy Trinity Sloane Square - Cadogan

A. M. D. G. {stands for ‘Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam’, L...

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Sir Aston Webb

Sir Aston Webb

Also designed the eastern façade of Buckingham Palace (Londonist has a good post about this), the entrance façade to the V&A Museum, Admiralty Arch and the French Huguenot Church in Soho Square.

Person, Architecture

6 memorials
Sir George Gilbert Scott

Sir George Gilbert Scott

Architect. Born in Gawcott, Buckinghamshire. Often styled 'Sir Gilbert Scott'. His London work includes: St Giles' Church in Camberwell, St Mary Abbots in Kensington, the Albert Memorial in Kensing...

Person, Architecture

6 memorials
Alfred Cross

Alfred Cross

Architect. Born Alfred William Stephens Cross in Blackheath. 1889-99 he was in a partnership with Henry Spalding. He specialised in designs for public baths. Died London. Information from Manchest...

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
Tottenham High Cross

Tottenham High Cross

Erected between 1600 and 1609 on the site of a wooden wayside cross which was first mentioned in 1409. There is some speculation that the first structure on the site was a Roman beacon or marker. T...

Building, Architecture

1 memorial
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

Founded by William Morris, Philip Webb and others associated with the Pre-Raphaelites to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings being practised by many Victorian arch...

Group, Architecture, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial

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John Hunter, Lincoln's Inn Fields

John Hunter, Lincoln's Inn Fields

WC2, Lincoln's Inn Fields

{The front of the stone plinth is inscribed:} Hunter {On a plaque attached to the side of the plinth:} This bust of John Hunter (1728 ...

3 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Emperor Trajan

Emperor Trajan

Imperator Caesar Nerva Trajanus Augustus.  Born Spain.  Roman Emperor AD 98 - 117.  His ashes are buried under Trajan's Column in Rome.  Succeeded by Hadrian who built the wall that Trajan had prop...

Person, Politics & Administration, Romans, Italy, Spain

1 memorial
Department for Communities and Local Government

Department for Communities and Local Government

A department of the government of the UK. From Victoria Cross commemorative paving stones: "In August 2013, the UK government announced a campaign to honour Victoria Cross recipients from the First...

Group, Politics & Administration

70 memorials
William Theed, Jnr.

William Theed, Jnr.

Sculptor specialising in portraits.  born Staffordshire.  Died at home, Campden Lodge, Campden Hill, Kensington.

Person, Sculpture

3 memorials
Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett

SW3, Paultons Square, 48

From English Heritage: Beckett lived here "for seven months in 1934 while undergoing psychoanalysis (paid for by his mother following the...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator