Extremely rich stockbroker. He bought Parkfield from his brother-in-law, Alan Block, when his own home at nearby no. 6 The Grove became too small for his eight children. He then bought the neighbouring Fox and Crown on West Hill and turned it into stables. In 1912 the Scrimgeours sold Parkfield to the Crosfields for £12,000. They renamed it Witanhurst and made a few additions. In 2007 it was valued at £75 million.
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Walter Scrimgeour
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Queen Victoria's shock
Queen Victoria once rested at the Fox and Crown after her horses had bolted d...
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Charles Jamrach
Dealer in birds and wildlife generally. Born Johann Christian Carl Jamrach in either Hamburg or Memel (depending on source). He moved to London and became an importer, breeder, and exporter of anim...
2 memorials
Sunlight Wharf
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1 memorial
John Pierpont Morgan
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David Greig
A chain of grocery shops across north London. Faded London have more details and some photos of a splendid shop in Atlantic Road SW9.
3 memorials
Sir Horatio Grece Regnart
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Duncan Grant
Painter and designer. Born Scotland but brought up in India, Burma and Rugby School. Cousin and for a time lover of Lyton Strachey, through whom he met and joined the Bloomsbury Group. He also had ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Philip Lawrence
Teacher. Born Ireland. 1993 appointed headteacher of St George's School. Stabbed to death when he tried to help a pupil who was being attacked by a gang. The 15-year-old killer, Learco Chindamo...
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