Person    | Male  Born 14/2/1768  Died 1/3/1845

Sir John Gurney

Sir John Gurney

Judge. Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Born London. Married Maria Hawes (1767-1849). Died at his house in Lincoln's Inn Fields.

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Sir John Gurney

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Burdett-Coutts Memorial Sundial

This elaborate piece of high Victoriana was designed by George Highton of Bri...

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Sir John Gurney

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Parish Lock-up - Hampstead

Parish Lock-up - Hampstead

Parish Lock-up About 1730, this lock-up was built into the garden wall of Cannon Hall, where local magistrates held court. Prisoners were kept in this dark single cell until more lasting arrangeme...

Building, Law

1 memorial
King's Bench Prison

King's Bench Prison

Established in medieval times as a place to hold prisoners of the King's Bench court, primarily debtors. It was originally sited in Angel Place, off Borough High Street, just north of what is now J...

Place, Law

1 memorial
Dulwich Village stocks

Dulwich Village stocks

Sadly, our image does not show the Dulwich stocks, but some in Kent.

Building, Law

1 memorial
Tyburn tree

Tyburn tree

The first recorded execution here was the hanging of the champion of London's poor, William Fitz Osbern in 1196. Back then there may have been a real tree but in 1571 the 'Tyburn Tree' was erected....

Place, Execution, Law, Tragedy

5 memorials
Sir Orlando Bridgeman

Sir Orlando Bridgeman

Judge. Lord Keeper. Born Exeter. Lived in Essex Street. Died Teddington. Buried in St Mary with St Alban church where he is featured in a modern window.

Person, Law, Politics & Administration

1 memorial