Born Westminster. Earl of Chatham and Prime Minister. Father of William Pitt the Younger. Died Hayes, Kent.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William Pitt (the Elder)
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Blackfriars Bridge - plaque
The Queen was busy that day in 1869, opening two bridges, the other being Hol...
Pitt House Gateway
1882 - not the date of this plaque which is, from the look of it, much more r...
Pitts in Bromley
Behind these premises stood Hayes Place, the home of William Pitt, 1st Earl o...
Three Prime Ministers
The modern information board at the entrance to the gardens points out that t...
William Pitt's house
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 1708 - 1778, Prime Minister, lived in a house ...
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