Person    | Male  Born 18/10/1536  Died 19/8/1601

William Lambard

Antiquarian, lawyer, politician and writer. His name was also spelt Lambarde. Born London, he studied law at Lincoln's Inn, wrote the 'Perambulation of Kent', (the first English county history) and probably served as Member of Parliament for Aldborough in the Parliament of 1563–1567. In 1576 he founded the Queen Elizabeth College Almshouses in Greenwich. Appointed Keeper of the Rolls in 1597.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William Lambard

Commemorated ati

Queen Elizabeth College

{Beneath the crest of William Lambard:} The College of Queen Elizabeth founde...

Read More

Other Subjects

E M A H S

E M A H S

EMAHS stands for Ealing Museum Art and History Society - they appear to be defunct now, 2017.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope

Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope

Philip Henry Stanhope was a historian, statesman and a founder of the National Portrait Gallery.

Person, History, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Holocaust / Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust / Holocaust Memorial Day

Events for this day (27 January every year) are organised by The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust which exists so that we learn the lessons of the past to build a better future now. It is responsible f...

Event, History, Tragedy, Austria, Germany, Poland

15 memorials
Theodore and Elsie Crombie

Theodore and Elsie Crombie

With the information provided by Kwok Li (see Miss Rose’s page) we found two items on-line which tell us a bit about the owners of Miss Rose, Theodore and Elsie Crombie: Publication for sale: “Apo...

Group, Art, History

1 memorial
Edward Ironside

Edward Ironside

Historian of Twickenham.

Person, History

1 memorial

Previously viewed

Hertha Ayrton

Hertha Ayrton

Electrical engineer and suffragist.  Born Phoebe Sarah Marks in Portsmouth.  Aged 16 began teaching in London.  Studied maths at Girton College Cambridge.  Married William Ayrton in 1885.  Elected ...

Person, Gender Issues, Science

1 memorial
Norman Chester Newland

Norman Chester Newland

A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.

Person, Sport / Games

War dead, WW1
1 memorial