The King's Bench, as opposed to, The Common Bench, was initially where the King, with his advisors, would hear and decide on matters requiring his involvement. In some form it dates back to King Alfred. At first it could sit wherever the King happened to be but by 1421 it had settled permanently in Westminster Hall. In 1882 it moved to the Royal Courts of Justice in Strand. See also the King's Bench Prison.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
King's Bench
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Westminster Hall - William Wallace + Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee
{Top plaque:} Near this spot, at the Kings Bench at the South end of the Hall...
Other Subjects
Bloody Assizes
A series of trials which started at Winchester in the aftermath of the Battle of Sedgemoor, which ended the Monmouth Rebellion. Further trials took place at Salisbury, Dorchester and Taunton, and i...
1 memorial
Doctor's Commons
Also called the College of Civilians, this was a society of lawyers practising civil (as opposed to common) law. The buildings where the court proceedings took place also had a big library and room...
1 memorial
Denis Nowell Pritt
Barrister and politician. Born at Fern Bank, Greenhill Park, Harlesden. Called to the bar in November 1909, he successfully defended Ho Chi Minh in 1931–32 against a French request for his extradit...
1 memorial
Vernon Lushington
Born London. Lawyer and positivist. Supporter of many social causes. He introduced Dante Gabriel Rossetti to Edward Byrne-Jones. Died 36 Kensington Square.
1 memorial
Sir Tasker Watkins
Soldier and judge. Born at 9 Station Terrace, Nelson, Glamorgan. In Normandy, he led an assault on a German machine-gun post. After all the other officers were killed in the approach, he continued ...
Person, Armed Forces, Law, France, Wales
1 memorial
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E. J. Titcomb
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
1 memorial
Sir Frederick Ashton
SW3, Marlborough Street, 8
Sir Frederick Ashton, 1904 - 1988, choreographer, lived here 1959 - 1984. English Heritage
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Tot Ct Road Head 2
W1, Tottenham Court Road, 220 - 224 (Next Home)
The spaces between the first and second floor windows carry carved brick panels, one in each of the seven bays. Purely decorative panels ...
John Lyall
E13, Green Street, Boleyn Ground
This stadium was demolished in 2016 and we can't find out what happened to the plaques so we have marked them all as lost.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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