Born St James's. Died at Chesterfield House Grosvenor Square.
Statesman, diplomat and wit. Knight of the Garter. Wrote long letters to his son and godson, giving advice, etc.
"Singularity is only pardonable in old age and retirement; I may now be as singular as I please, but you may not."
"Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield
Here lived Philip, second Earl of Chesterfield, born 1633 : died 1713, also P...
Railway manager. Born Talbot Road, Paddington. London & South Western Railway General Manager 1911 - 1923. Southern Railway General Manager 1923 - 1937. Director 1937 - 1947. In charge of the d...
Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster. The youngest to be elected, in May 2010. Grandson of Lord Duncan-Sandys and Churchill's great grandson.
Politician. Born Simon Henry Ward Hughes. Elected as M.P. for Bermondsey in 1983.
Mayor of Chelsea 1905-6. and Chairman of the Housing Committee in 1909. Veterinary surgeon of 67 Lower Sloane Street. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has researched this man: William John Mulvey was...
1st Baron Aberdare. Born Dyffryn Aberdare, Glamorgan. Statesman, serving as Home Secretary and President of the Council. He reformed British licensing laws and headed a commission that established ...
Wayne Aloes Becker was born on 15 November 1911 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA, a son of Aloes Seymour Becker (1886-1960) and Etta V. Becker née Rutan (1896-1919). He graduated from Sprin...
{Crammed in above the hog:} Rebuilt by Wm Harris 1897 {In a monogram lower down on the building:} W H
A much less interesting circular plaque above this one reads: The restoration of this shelter in 1987 for the Cabmen's Shelter Fund was ...
2023: Andrew Czezowski, co-founder of the Fridge, contacted us to point out that the plaque incorrectly suggests that SIIS played at the ...
Gentlewoman and benefactress. Born Anne, daughter of Sir Richard Sackville, treasurer to the exchequer of Queen Elizabeth I. She married Gregory Fiennes, who subsequently became 10th Baron Dacre. I...
