Chancellor, Archbishop and Martyr. Born Cheapside of French parents. son of Gilbert Becket, mercer. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1162 to his death. Assassinated after his erstwhile friend, Henry II, declared "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"
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Thomas Becket
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Thomas Becket
{On the lower edge of the bust:} S. Thomas [On a modern plaque lower on the...
Thomas Becket statue
Not bronze but a resin which Copnall coloured to simulate bronze. More photo...
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Douglas Macmillan
Civil servant and charity founder. Born at 12 Cunnock Terrace, Castle Cary, Somerset. The death of his father from cancer inspired him to found the Society for the Prevention and Relief of Cancer, ...
2 memorials
Lord Loughborough
Lawyer and Lord Chancellor. Born Alexander Wedderburn, probably in Edinburgh. Called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1757, he served as Lord Chancellor from 1793 to 1801. Died in Stoke Poges, Buc...
1 memorial
Alderman Leonard John Chalstrey, MA, MD
Sheriff of the City of London and Alderman on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
1 memorial
Aneurin Bevan
Politician. Born at 32 Charles Street, Tredegar, Wales. Known as Nye. He began work in the coal mines at the age of 13, becoming Chairman of the Miners' Lodge, leading them in the general strike of...
2 memorials
1 memorial