Person | Male Born 1819 Died 1911

Thomas Layton

Categories: Museums / Libraries, Politics & Administration

Councillor for over 50 years and was Chairman of the Brentford Local Board from 1876 and first Chairman of the Brentford Urban District Council in 1894. FSA, Chairman Brentford Library Committee.

From The Layton Collection: "Thomas Layton lived in Brentford, Middlesex between 1826 and 1911. He served on various local bodies for about 50 years, and helped develop many new buildings and services for the growing town. Layton was also an avid collector of books, prints, maps and artefacts. He bequeathed his remarkable collection of over 20,000 objects to the people of Brentford. The collection has had a turbulent history and today is divided between several locations." That page also has another photo of Layton.

Our photo shows Layton, in a group shot, honoured with a placement immediately on Andrew Carnegie's left.

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Thomas Layton

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Brentford Monument

Brentford High Street have carried out some magnificent research on Brentford...

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Public Record Office

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Sir Sidney Colvin

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Person, History, Museums / Libraries

1 memorial

Armstrong Browning Library

The library is located on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. It houses one of the largest collections of letters and manuscripts by Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, whic...

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2 memorials

Great Exhibition

From the V&A website: "The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations was held in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London. It was the first international exhibition of manufacture...

Event, Commerce, Museums / Libraries

13 memorials

Henry King Lewis

Founded H.K. Lewis & Co. Ltd. in 1844 at 136 Gower St. 24 Gower Place added 1907. Incorporated 1915. Found on the web: "H K Lewis & Co Ltd, booksellers. Founded by Henry King Lewis in 1844...

Person, Commerce, Museums / Libraries

1 memorial