Judge and politician. Called to the bar in 1778, he acted for the defence in a number of important cases. In Parliament, he sat in the pocket borough of Downton in Wiltshire, and was promoted to Attorney General, and the Master of the Rolls (the second most senior judge in the country), 1818 until his death.
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Sir Thomas Plumer
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...
George Denman was born on 23 December 1819 at 50 Russell Square, London, the fourth son of Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman of Dovedale, (1779-1854) and Theodosia Anne Denman née Vevers (1779-1852)....
Solicitor and Westminster Councillor. Mayor of Westminster 1996/97.
Horace Perkins Hamilton was born on 20 November 1880 at 34 Hardinge Road, Ashford, Kent, the only child of Horace Hamilton (1845-1917) and Elizabeth Hamilton née Kitching (1847-1911). His birth was...
Barrister and civil rights activist. Born Rahasya Rudra Narayan in British Guiana (now Guyana). Arrived in Britain in 1953, where he served in the army for seven years, before reading for the bar. ...
The plaque is inside at the left, behind the ticket barriers.
Novelist and London historian. Born Portsmouth. 1884 co-founded the Society of Authors. Secretary of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Originator of the People's Palace. First president of The Hamp...
A smaller stone in the lower right corner seems to be part of the overall design and has some markings on it but we could make nothing of...
Westminster City Council Pioneer aviator, sailor and author, Sir Francis Chichester KBE, 1901 - 1972, single-handed circumnavigator of t...
Neither of these plaques can be seen in our photo. They are arranged symmetrically low down on either side of the entrance: Cadogan to th...
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