Close friend of King James I. Dutch Ambassador to the court, 1609-24. 1602–3 Elizabeth granted him a house in South Lambeth where he lived until his death. From this plan we think this house was about where Vauxhall Grove now is. In 1620, having made money in England, he, founded almshouses, in what is now Wandsworth Road, for seven poor women, leaving their support as a charge on his property by will of 1625.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Noel Caron
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Caron almshouses
At about the time that Evans gave the land for these almshouses he was confin...
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Sir Arthur Pearson
Newspaper publisher and philanthropist. Born in Wookey, Somerset. In 1898 he founded the Daily Express, which was innovative in printing news instead of adverts on its front page. When he started t...
Chauncy Hare Townshend
Collector, dilettante, ordained clergyman, mesmerist, and hypochondriac (list from Wikipedia). Born Godalming into a wealthy family. Famous for his 1821 meeting with the poet John Clare (whom he i...
Bella Pearson-Kidd
A family researcher refers to "Thomas Pearson and his wife Bella Goss Pearson née Brooman lived {at Nightingale Hall} until Thomas died in 1862 and then Bella remarried to a John Kidd and became Be...
Lord Kinnaird
Footballer and philanthropist. Born Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird in London. Unusually he had double careers in banking and football. He played in nine F.A. cup finals and had the dubious honour of be...
Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Sport / Games
Marshall's Charity
Created in John Marshall's 1627 will to support the Anglican Church and still going strong in 2012.
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Unknown warrior arrival
SW1, Victoria Station
The vehicle used for the delivery was the Cavell Van, the railway wagon which had previously been used for two ceremonial journeys from D...
Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien
W10, Portobello Road / Tavistock Sq
Unveiled during the Notting Hill Carnival, 2011.
Milton statue - Hammersmith
W6, Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith Carnegie Library
Milton sitting on the left; Shakespeare on the right; Carnegie's cartouche is inside the porch, above the door. Erected in 1905, Carnegi...
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