Born Ireland, brother to Alexander. Moved his drapery business to London in 1857. Liberal MP 1868-85. Lord Mayor of London 1880-1. Supported a Methodist College in Ireland.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir William McArthur
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Centenary Hall - McArthur
This stone was laid by Aldn. Sir Wm. McArthur, KCMG, MP, 9th July 1883. G. L....
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Sir Thomas Bloodworth
As Lord Mayor of London 1665-6 he was sorely tested and found wanting. As the fire advanced he alone had the authority to create fire-breaks by demolishing buildings but he refused to make such an...
1 memorial
Sir Joseph Savory, MP
Born Clapton. Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. Lord Mayor of London 1890-1.
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
Sir Peter Studd
Lord Mayor in 1971. Excelled at cricket in his youth. In 1967, while Studd was Alderman Sheriff of the City of London, the 1831 London Bridge which had been sold to Arizona was installed in its n...
1 memorial
John Sawbridge
Politician. Member of Parliament from 1768 to 1780. A supporter of John Wilkes, he opposed parliament's right to tax America. Elected Lord Mayor of London in 1775.
1 memorial
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Downhills air raid shelter WW2
N15, Downhills Park Road, Lordship Recreation Ground
The sculpture, inspired by a Pablo Picasso painting, was designed by Curtis and made by March. The Downhills shelter was situated in Lor...
Civilian war dead | WW2
46 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
46 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
William Shanks
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Makram Ali
Makram was killed after Ramadan night prayers at Muslim Welfare House, next to Finsbury Park tube station. The van-driving terrorist (whom we deliberately will not name) was sentenced in February ...
1 memorial
London Wall
This Alan Eisen flickr page will take you on a walk of the Wall, showing many of the blue-bordered plaques. The Museum of London created a 2 mile long London Wall Walk in 1983, marked with 23 love...
7 memorials
Lieutenant Charles Campbell Wood
Hero. R.A.F (South African Artillery). On 27 December 1919 he dived into the Thames from the upstream footway of Hammersmith Bridge and saved a drowning woman. He contracted tetanus as a consequenc...
1 memorial
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