German ambassador from 1932 to 1936. Well-liked by British politicians but his relationship with Hitler was not good. Hitler was probably close to recalling him but he died in office, aged 55. Unlike his dog he died of natural causes (heart failure). He was given a full diplomatic funeral with a 19-gun salute in St James's Park. The picture is from a video of von Hoesch's funeral procession. As the swastikaed coffin was carried by Grenadier Guards along the Mall the terrace outside the Embassy was crowded with von Hoesch's staff giving the Nazi salute.
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Leopold von Hoesch
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Giro & von Hoesch
"Giro", Ein treuer begleiter! London im februar 1934, Hoesch {a true compani...
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Councillor W. G. Webster
Councillor on the Bethnal Green Housing Committee in 1937.
1 memorial
Baroness Garden of Frognal
LibDem politician. Created a Life Peer in 2007.
1 memorial
Councillor George Hickling
Mayor of St Pancras 1905 - 6. Kentish Towner refers to "a coal merchants George Hickling & Co, then to be found on the corner of Regis Rd." in the late 1800s. Seems likely to be the same man.
1 memorial
Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield
Born St Mary Cray, Kent. Died at his house in Southampton Square.
1 memorial
Andrew Sweet
Deputy Chairman of the Highways Sewers and Public Works Committee, St Pancras Vestry in the late 1800s.
1 memorial
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Abram Games
Designer. Born Abraham Gamse in Whitechapel. In WW2 he was approached by the War Office to produce a recruitment poster, and became an official war artist, designing many more posters. After the wa...
1 memorial
John Keats
Born 24 Moorfields Pavement Row, Finsbury. This was the Swan and Hoop pub, where his father worked as a stableman and later managed the inn. Baptised at St Botolphs. 1815-16 trained at Guy’s Hospit...
8 memorials
Brooke House
This photo comes from Edward deVere as Shakespeare: "King's Place, later re-named Brooke House in Hackney, North London, became Edward De Vere's last home. The building was torn down in the 1950's...
1 memorial
St Mary Rotherhithe - charity boy
SE16, St Marychurch Street, 70
The watch-house is the low building to the right of the one with the scholar statues. the blue plaque you can just see to the left is fo...
2 subjects commemorated
Heritage Foundation
We believe this group now encompasses Comic Heritage, Musical Heritage, Sports Heritage and Films and Television Heritage. Its aim is to pay tribute to Britain's entertainers and raise funds for go...
Group, Cinema, History, Humour, Music / songs, Sport / Games, Theatre, TV & Radio
64 memorials
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