Erection date: 1911
{On the front of the plinth:}
Spencer Compton, eighth Duke of Devonshire, KO, Born 1833, Died 1908.
The carving on the plinth is attractive with a snake knotted into a figure of eight above the lettering, art nouveau capitals at each corner and a fine crest at the back, so large that it overlaps the cornice.
SW1, Horse Guards Avenue
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
8th Duke of Devonshire
Statesman. Born Lancashire. Previously known as the Marquess of Hartington, o...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
8th Duke of Devonshire
Fred Perry, 1909 - 1995, tennis champion, lived here, 1919 - 1935. English Heritage
London County Council Aubrey Beardsley. 1872-1898, artist, lived here.
Plaque unveiled by the then Mayor of Westminster, Louise Hyams.
Plaque unveiled by Mick Fowler, president of the Alpine Club.
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