The construction was partly funded by a sharp increase in the fine for "fornicating with a woman in chambers".
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F. E. Smith, Earl Birkenhead
Lawyer and politician. Born Frederick Edwin Smith in Pilgrim Street, Birkenhead. Called to the bar in 1899 and entered parliament in 1906. He became Attorney-General and Lord Chancellor. Successful...
1 memorial
Frank Nathaniel Steiner
Frank Nathaniel Steiner was Chairman of the City of London Planning & Communications Committee in 1973. 1973-1984 Clerk to the Company of Gardeners. From The Brotherhood: The Secret World of...
1 memorial
Act of Parliament - 1751-2 - licensing
"Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament of the Twenty fifth of King George the Second." This is a form of words that we have found at three 19th century places of entertainment, two physically and...
2 memorials
Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor
An exclusive club which only knights can join. Founded in 1908 to enable a joint opposition to the Walker Trustees who were enforcing their entitlement to collect monies from newly created Knights...
1 memorial
Sir Michael Kerr
Treasurer of Lincoln's Inn in December 1989.
1 memorial
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Donald W. Insall Associates
A firm of chartered architects, historic building and planning consultants. Donald Insall was knighted in 2010.
5 memorials
St Augustine's Church - Victoria Park - ghost building
E9, Victoria Park, near Brookfield Road entrance
When we photographed the stone we did not notice the rectangular clearing around it but this Google Satellite image displays the space we...
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West Dene, 3 Charteris Road
Sylvia Pankhurst lived here 1933 - 1956. It was demolished probably sometime 1970 - 1995 and the site is now occupied by the Tamar Square development.
1 memorial
King Edward VII
Reigned: 1901 - 1910. Born and died at Buckingham Palace. Victoria's eldest son, born as Prince Albert and known as Bertie in the family, he took the name Edward when he became king, aged almost 60...
43 memorials
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