Born Clapham. Lived at Eagle House on Clapham Common. M.P. Pioneer of religious liberty. Early advocate for the abolition of the slave trade. Grandfather of Florence Nightingale. Died at 5 Blandford Square, his son's home.
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William Smith
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William Smith
Greater London Council William Smith, M.P., 1756 - 1835, pioneer of religiou...
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Mrs J. Lynn
President of the British Women's Temperance Association, Holloway Branch.
1 memorial
H. H. Asquith
Born in Morley, Yorkshire. Prime Minister 1908 to 1916. 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith. Died Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire. The Suffragettes' enemy. Film director Anthony Asquith was his son and La...
4 memorials
Sir Robert William Dibdin, JP, FRGS
Robert William Dibdin was born on 15 June 1848 in Bloomsbury, the second of the six children of the Reverend Robert William Dibdin (1805-1887) and Caroline Dibdin née Thompson (1812-1897). His pate...
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William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton
Eldest son of the 5th Marquess. Achieved the rank of Major and was awarded the DSO after WW1. Then rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel before retiring in 1932. Was in local government in Northam...
1 memorial
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Millwall Football Club - SE14
SE14, John Williams Close
{Above the lion symbol and shield of Millwall Football Club:} On this site stood The Den, legendary home of Millwall Football Club from 1...
1 subject commemorated,
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Drill Hall - head 5 - African/Indian soldier
W1, Chenies Street, Drill Hall
In the spandrels above the entrance door: "Bloomsbury Rifles Pro Patria Semper" ('for my country always'). The technique used for this le...
1 memorial
James Boswell
Born Edinburgh, died London. Known for his two-volume biography 'The Life Of Samuel Johnson' (1791).
5 memorials
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