Plaque

Earl Roberts

Inscription

Earl Roberts (1832 - 1914) Field-Marshal, lived here.

Site: Earl Roberts (1 memorial)

W1, Portland Place, 47

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Earl Roberts

Subjects commemorated i

Earl Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar

British field marshal, served in India and the Boer War. Born India to an Iri...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Carlos and Elvia Castello Branco

Carlos and Elvia Castello Branco

W1, Mount Street, St George's Gardens

A modern information board inside the entrance to the park states "The bronze drinking fountain of a rearing horse was designed by Sir Er...

2 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
James Selby

James Selby

NW1, Edgware Road, 7

Bertram Mills had died 8 months before the plaque was unveiled. The Winnipeg TribuneĀ of 7 January the following year contains a vivid de...

2 subjects commemorated, 4 creators
Balham Station bombing - 3

Balham Station bombing - 3

SW12, Balham High Road, Balham Underground Station

Plaque 1 incorrectly states that there were 64 people killed in this incident. The Wandsworth Guardian carries the story of how it was di...

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Paul McCartney - SE16

Paul McCartney - SE16

SE16, Bermondsey Wall East, The Old Justice pub

The Old Justice Sir Paul McCartney, MBE, musician & songwriter, used the interiors and exteriors of this public house as locations in...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
John Archer - Battersea Park Road

John Archer - Battersea Park Road

SW11, Battersea Park Road, 214

John Richard Archer 1863 - 1932, Mayor of Battersea, 1913 - 1914 (first black London mayor) had a photography shop and lived here, 1918 -...

1 subject commemorated, 3 creators

Previously viewed

Albt. E. Bishop

Albt. E. Bishop

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Gustav Laerum

Gustav Laerum

Norwegian, better known for satirical drawings.

Person, Art, Sculpture, Norway

1 memorial
Barking Abbey

Barking Abbey

Former royal monastery. Founded by St Erkenwald, whose sister, Aethelburg, was the first abbess. Destroyed by the Danes it was rebuilt in the 10th century. William the Conqueror stayed here after h...

Building, Property, Religion

1 memorial
Cicely House

Cicely House

NW8, Cochrane Street, Cicely House

British Pathe News has film of the Queen Mum's visit including shots inside a flat.

1 creator