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
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8th Duke of Devonshire
Statesman. Born Lancashire. Previously known as the Marquess of Hartington, o...
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8th Duke of Devonshire
This must have been one of the Queen's last plaques.
This pair of semi-detached houses was built in 1881 and immediately put to use as Westfield College. Number 6, to the left with the West...
Mazzini arrived in this house in 1840 when the address was 9 George Street.
Dr. John Fry, 1922 - 1944, devoted family doctor and world renowned researcher and writer. G.P. Research Club
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