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Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury

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Clerks' well

Clerks' wellMetropolitan Borough of Finsbury

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Lenin - Holford Gardens - bust

This memorial was given to the people of Finsbury by the Russian Embassy in L...

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Mr William Aviss

Mr William Aviss

Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.

Person, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Sir John Samuel Purcell, K.C.B.

Sir John Samuel Purcell, K.C.B.

John Samuel Purcell was born on 31 May 1839 in Ireland, a son of Dr John Francis Powell who was a Physician in Ordinary to successive Lords-Lieutenant of Ireland and later an Irish Poor Law Commiss...

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Ireland

1 memorial
Senator Robert Kennedy

Senator Robert Kennedy

Born at Boston, Massachusetts. Assassinated at Los Angeles, California while campaigning for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.

Person, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, USA

1 memorial
Richard Oswald

Richard Oswald

Merchant, slave trader, and diplomat. Born Scotland. 1746 he moved to London and began his own business initially in tobacco but quickly moved into the slave trade. His London base was at Philpot L...

Person, Politics & Administration, Scotland, USA

1 memorial
George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan

George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan

Naval officer and politician. Born St James's Square. Joined the Navy aged 13 (this was not uncommon) and served in the French Revolutionary Wars. Charles had 7 elder brothers so the chances of him...

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Bankers Clearing House - 2

Bankers Clearing House - 2

EC4, Lombard Street, Post Office Court

The VR monogram must refer to the monarch at the time the Bankers Clearing House was first on this site in 1833, Victoria.

2 subjects commemorated
Royal Socity of Chemistry

Royal Socity of Chemistry

Formed as a merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry. It carries out research, publishes journals, books and da...

Group, Science

6 memorials
Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Poet. Born at Field Place, near Horsham in Sussex. Had a habit of eloping with and then marrying 16 or 17 year olds: first Harriet Westbrook. When she, pregnant, drowned herself in the Serpentine P...

Person, Poetry, Seriously Famous, Italy

6 memorials
David Bowie

David Bowie

Musician and actor. Born David Robert Jones 40 Stansfield Road, Brixton. The family left here when David was 6 and moved to Plaistow Grove, Bromley. David changed his surname to avoid confusion wi...

Person, Cinema, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Theatre, USA

7 memorials
Bishop Piers Calverley Claughton

Bishop Piers Calverley Claughton

Archdeacon of London and Assistant Bishop of London.

Person, Religion

2 memorials