Architect and politician. Studied architecture at University College London and the Royal Academy Schools, and was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1889. Elected to the London County Council in 1901 and became Member of Parliament for Cheltenham in 1906. Died at his home in Teddington.
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John Edward Sears
There is an identical plaque at the entrance to the tunnel on the south bank ...
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Architect. Born County Durham. Moved to London in 1821. Expert on medieval buildings, restoring many country houses and castles and so worked on only a few buildings in London. Wikipedia has an ext...
Architect to the LCC/GLC in 1956-71. Born Lancashire. Died Guildford. The photo shows Bennett in the white jumper at a building site preparing for the 1951 Festival of Britain.
Architect, known for his pioneering use of ornamental iron work. His work in London includes: The Crystal Palace/Great Exhibition, Thames Embankment, Abbey Mills Pumping House, a number of railway...
Head of the choir school at St Pauls. When he died he was vicar of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, and Prebendary of St. Paul's. Andrew Behan and kindly researched this entry for us: Born 2 Paradise Pl...
Dog show promoter. Worked as a travelling salesman for Spratt's. His first dog show was run in 1878 at the request of the French breeders at the Paris Exhibition. There followed some more on beh...
Unveiled by the Bishop of London.
The British Premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, commissioned by the Philharmonic Society of London, was given on 21 March 1825 in the...
Member of the staff of A. W. Gamage Ltd and/or Benetfink & Co. Ltd. Killed in WW1.
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