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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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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1 memorial
Marks & Co.
Antiquarian booksellers at 84 Charing Cross Road, an address made famous through the book by Helene Hanff.
1 memorial
Crosskey's Inn
In the late 1500s plays were performed in the inn-yard. The Inn was destroyed in the Great Fire.
1 memorial
1 memorial
2 memorials
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Lord Ennals
E3, St Leonard's Street
The plaque is in exactly the same style as the two above so rather than show that we have chosen to show the sculpture. However it was o...
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1 creator