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John Thomas Bedford

John Thomas Bedford

Chairman of Committee for letting the City lands of the Corporation of London when the monument to Temple Bar was erected in 1880. Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894 and a Deputy at that time.

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John Thomas Bedford

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Temple Bar memorial

{On the frieze at the top of the monument, above the columns, text runs aroun...

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Tower Bridge, 1894 - opening

In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...

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Douglas Hurd

Douglas Hurd

Born Wiltshire.  Conservative politician who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major.   1997 entered the House of Lords as Baron Hurd of Westwell.

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1 memorial
Choi Wankeun

Choi Wankeun

Vice Minister of Patriots & Veterans Affairs of the Republic of Korea in 2014.

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1 memorial
Percy C. Simmons

Percy C. Simmons

Major Sir Percy Coleman Simmons was a a solicitor and local politician.  Simmons and Simmons was the legal partnership with his brother, Edward. Served in WW1. A member of the London County Council...

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2 memorials
Eric Pickles

Eric Pickles

 MP and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Admiral, Viscount Samuel Hood, GCB

Admiral, Viscount Samuel Hood, GCB

Naval officer.  Born Somerset.  Governor of of Greenwich Hospital, 1796 until his death.

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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William John Gomm

William John Gomm

Recorded on the monument as a Member of Brentford Council in 1909. However, Brentford High Street gives "William John Gomm, Harry’s brother, also died in 1908 …" so it seems that WJG's name on the ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
First underground passenger railway - Metropolitan

First underground passenger railway - Metropolitan

Between Paddington and Farringdon. A grand opening on the 9th preceded the opening to the public on Saturday 10 January 1863. “That afternoon Hetta trusted herself all alone to the mysteries of th...

Event, Transport

4 memorials