Statesman. Harley Street was named after him.
Responsible for the creation of the South Sea company and was the first governor. This company later became a major player in the Atlantic slave trade.
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Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford
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Pepys, Harley, Etty, Stanfield
In a house formerly standing on this site lived Samuel Pepys, 1633 - 1703, di...
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J. E. Stanley Lewis
Born in Ottawa. Ottawa's longest serving mayor, 1936 to 1948. The photo shows him in 1946 the year of the planting of the tree that he gifted but we don't think he was at the event.
1 memorial
Aneurin Bevan
Politician. Born at 32 Charles Street, Tredegar, Wales. Known as Nye. He began work in the coal mines at the age of 13, becoming Chairman of the Miners' Lodge, leading them in the general strike of...
2 memorials
William Grainger Wilson
William Grainger Wilson, 1919 - 2013 Grainger Wilson lived at the Hackney Almshouses for Disabled Soldiers & Sailors for 27 years, much of this time as Chairman of the Disabled Soldiers & S...
1 memorial
Horatio ('Horace') Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
Writer and collector. Youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole. His gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto"' was published in 1764. But his passion was his gothic creation, his house at Strawberry Hill,...
5 memorials
Rahere
Founded St Bartholomew's Hospital and Priory in 1123, including the church of St Bartholomew the Great, following a vow made while sick on a pilgrimage to Rome. Prior to that he had been a courtier...
2 memorials
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Lord Edward Somerset
Soldier and elder brother of Lord Raglan. From Wikivividly : "... in 1815 they {the Life Guards} were part of The Household Brigade at the Battle of Waterloo under Major-General Lord Edward Somers...
1 memorial
10 memorials
Society of West End Theatre/London Theatre
1908 Formed as West End Theatre Managers. 1976 By now it is called Society of West End Theatre. 1994 Renamed Society of London Theatre.
17 memorials
National Council for Animal Welfare
One of a number of organisations active in the 1920s promoting animal welfare.
1 memorial
Nina Bawden
Writer of novels for adults and children, and late in life, campaigner for railway safety. Born Nina Mary Mabey in Ilford, Essex. As a child she was evacuated during the blitz, giving her memories...
1 memorial
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