Historian. Born William Edward Hartpole Lecky in Newtonpark, County Dublin, Ireland. Initially he studied to be a priest in the Protestant Church of Ireland, but turned to historiography. His chief work is 'A History of England During the Eighteenth Century' published in parts from 1878 to 1890. Died at his home, 38 Onslow Gardens.
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W. E. H. Lecky
London County Council W.E.H. Lecky, 1838-1903, historian and essayist lived a...
Author of the first History of Hampstead which he published aged 16. Celebrated career in law. Son of Thomas Park.
Archaeologist and second husband of Agatha Christie. Born Wandsworth. Married Christie in 1930. WW2 served in North Africa. After Christie's death Mallowan married a second time. Died Devon.
Group which works for the regeneration of Portland Road and its surrounding area in Norwood, South London. It aims to achieve improvements for the benefit of the community.
A charity with: "The key objective of the British Plaque Trust (BPT) is to resurrect this national scheme {of English Heritage} which commemorates the lives and successes of notable figures by reco...
Historian of Scotland. Convenor of the Society of William Wallace in 2005. A big man with a big love of his country. Obituary.
Dates back to at least the 15th century. Purchased by Charles Fitzroy (later Lord Southampton) and in 1761 he commissioned a survey of the land contained. It seems to have encompassed a large area...
The same plaque appears on each of the guardrooms.
The picture probably wasn't taken at this particular event. You really have to go to the memorial page to have this explained.
Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.
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