Architect. Born Brighton (though the picture source has him born in Scotland). His father and brother were also architects. Active member of RIBA and its president 1919-21. Architect to the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. Went into partnership with Maxwell Ayrton. Designed the Brighton War Memorial and Wembley Stadium. 4 Millbank is the only extant London building of which we are aware (with Ayrton). Died at home, West Hill, Highgate.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir John W. Simpson
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Lincoln's Inn war memorial
We have never seen so many Cecils, Cyrils and Cuthberts on a war memorial, le...
Onslow Ford
The monument was designed by Simpson. The Muse (naked lady) on the south fac...
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Bexleyheath Clock Tower
Designed by Walter Epps. It was intended to stand 'as a memorial to the enterprise and loyalty of the inhabitants of Bexleyheath'. Our picture shows the tower in 1912.
1 memorial
Beresford Pite
Architect. Born, Arthur Beresford Pite, 9 South Terrace, Grosvenor Park, Walworth. London buildings: 30 Euston Square the original building with the Melton Street frontage - HQ of an assurance co...
1 memorial
Cecil Claude Brewer
Architect in partnership with A. Dunbar Smith - go there for details. Born at 9 Endsleigh Street, Bloomsbury. Cecil's mother was Ann Heal and his father, Alfred, was a partner in Heal & Son. C...
1 memorial
Donald Hamilton, Wakeford & Partners
Architects. Donald St Aubyn Hamilton (1907–1956). From 1934 Hamilton worked for Lilley and Skinner in Oxford Street, nos 360–366, moving his office there in 1935. "His firm, now Donald Hamilton, Wa...
1 memorial
Herbert Gribble
Architect of the Oratory Church and was aged 29 years when he won the competition in March 1876. Not to be confused with Herbert Gribble (1860-1943) an English cricketer who played for Gloucestersh...
1 memorial
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Earl Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar
British field marshal, served in India and the Boer War. Born India to an Irishman who was serving there at the time. Considered himself Anglo-Irish even though he lived at Ascot. 1901 - 4 Comman...
3 memorials
Sir Walter Cope
Courtier of King James I. Probably born in Oxfordshire. Had Holland House built and died there.
1 memorial
Comte Jacques Jean Marie Rogge
He was born on 2 May 1942 in Ghent, Belgium. Elected President of the International Olympic Committee in 2001 and served until 2013 when he was made the IOC's Honorary President, a lifetime positio...
1 memorial
Sir Robert Bellinger
Lord Mayor in 1967. Born Gloucestershire but brought up in Fulham. Left school aged 14 to work hard and go to college in the evenings. In the picture we think Bellinger is the man with the spade.
1 memorial
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