Person    | Male  Born 1203  Died 1268

Peter of Savoy

Ninth Earl of Savoy and first earl of Richmond. Uncle to Eleanor of Provence, Henry III's wife. Henry gave him the land on which, in 1263, he built the Savoy Palace.

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Peter of Savoy

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Savoy - crown

SH Within these precincts stood the Palace of Savoy, the erection of which w...

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Savoy Peter Statue

The magnificent Ornamental Passions explain that the statue was created in 19...

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Savoy - rose

We can add nothing to this tale of 13th century upper crust marriage brokerage.

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Sir David Floyd Ewin

Sir David Floyd Ewin

Consultant and Trustee of St Pauls in 1979. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this man: His full name was Sir David Ernest Thomas Floyd Ewin and he was the youngest of ten children ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Dr. L. M. Singhvi

Dr. L. M. Singhvi

High Commissioner for India in the UK, 1991-7: after V. K. Krishna Menon, he was the second-longest-serving. Described on the web as "a great planter of trees. In England he has been planting trees...

Person, Politics & Administration, India

10 memorials
Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex

Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex

Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex was a merchant and politician. He sat in the House of Commons 1614-22 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Cranfield. Impeached by the House of Common...

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Property

1 memorial
Mary E. E. James

Mary E. E. James

JP. Member of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922.

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Councillor John W. Martin

Councillor John W. Martin

Chairman of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922.

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials