Person    | Male  Born 3/9/1834  Died 8/5/1911

Samuel Knight

Categories: Architecture

Architect. Born Exeter. Knight was a captain in the Bloomsbury Rifles, which probably has something to do with the commission he was given to design their Drill Hall in 1882-3. Later he became an Honorary Major.

1891 - 1901 he lived at 7 Downe Terrace, Richmond Hill. Died at West Ham Union Infirmary, Leytonstone,

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Samuel Knight

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Drill Hall - foundation stone

This corner stone was laid by Lt Colonel S. Richards, commanding Bloomsbury R...

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John William Charles Darbourne CBE

John William Charles Darbourne CBE

Architect. He and fellow architect Geoffrey Darke founded the firm of Darbourne and Darke, specifically, to design the Lillington Gardens Estate in Pimlico. They also designed much of the landscapi...

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
William Lee and F. J. Smith

William Lee and F. J. Smith

Architects active in 1882.

Group, Architecture

2 memorials
Powell and Moya

Powell and Moya

Architects. The two partners were: Sir Arnold Joseph Philip Powell (1921 – 2003), usually known as Philip Powell, and John Hidalgo Moya (1920 – 1994), sometimes known as Jacko Moya, born in America...

Group, Architecture, USA

1 memorial
Councillor A. C. Shearing

Councillor A. C. Shearing

Architect of the British Legion Hornsey in 1929.

Person, Architecture, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sylvia Blanc

Sylvia Blanc

She was born as Sylvia Sara Cole and her birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1927 in the Willesden registration district. In 1953 she married Alan John Blanc (1929-1995) in Marylebone and el...

Person, Architecture

1 memorial

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Highgate Camp

Highgate Camp

N6, Swains Lane, 107

We understand that at least 13 of these names are also on the memorial cross at the United Reform Church.

War dead | WW1
16 subjects commemorated
Frederick Pethick-Lawrence

Frederick Pethick-Lawrence

Husband of Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence. Born London. Campaigned with his wife Emmeline for votes for women. Died at the Manor House Hospital, London.

Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
Norwegian WW2 gratitude

Norwegian WW2 gratitude

W2, Hyde Park

A large piece of pre-Cambrian granite mounted on three smaller stones, which give it a rather comical stance.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Sarah Anne Redheffer

Sarah Anne Redheffer

United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. She was born as Sarah Anne Prothero on 26 July 1966 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, a daughter of the Reverend Dav...

Person, Tragedy, USA

1 memorial
Barry Mason - steel statue

Barry Mason - steel statue

SE16, Brunswick Quay

The 'statue' represents his passion for cycling. It is topped by a cormorant, a bird that frequents the dock area.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator