Schoolar and theologian. Born Limehouse. Educated at Westminster School. Headmaster of Westminster School 1788-1802. Dean of Westminster 1803-15. Responsible for enclosing what is now Vincent Square thus saving it from development and keeping it as playing fields for the school. Died Islip, Oxfordshire, where he had become rector in 1807.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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{On the plaque on the gate pier:} To the memory of William Gilbert Grace, the great cricketer, 1848 - 1915, these gates were erected by t...
There is another trough with the same inscription further west along the road.
The birthday was on Saturday 11 June, so we take the date on the plaque to refer to the party.
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