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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Sir George Joseph Woodman
Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. 1904-5 Sheriff of the City of London.
Earl of Antrim, 6th
Randal William MacDonnell, 6th Earl. He had no sons so King George III recreated the Earlship (resetting the numbering) so that his daughters could inherit and pass on the title until a male heir ...
Harvey Hinds
Harvey William Hinds, politician, clergyman and youth campaigner. Labour Southwark Councillor. Champion of Burgess Park and education, leisure and recreation. Elected to the Greater London Council ...
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Ezra Pound
W8, Kensington Church Walk, 10
Before 1913 when Hilda Doolittle married Richard Aldington they were all living in this street: Pound at no. 10, Doolittle at no. 6, and ...
Opening of the Audley Square Garage / car park
This garage was erected by the Westminster City Council, architect Frank Risdon. In Summer 2009 an application for development was turned down.
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