Sir Edward Henry, 1850 - 1931, Metropolitan Police Commissioner 1903 - 1918, and pioneer of fingerprint identification, lived here, 1903 - 1920.
English Heritage
W8, Sheffield Terrace, 19
In 1912 this doorstep was the site of an assassination attempt. Henry arrived home to be met by a gunman, a disgruntled cab driver who'd been refused a licence.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Edward Henry
Metropolitan Police Commissioner 1903 - 1918, pioneer of fingerprint identifi...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Edward Henry
The two plaques are inside the gates, one on each side, on the set back walls facing the pavement. The statue is William Booth and not y...
We chickened out of deciding where to put the apostrophe in 'Mothers'.
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Andreas Kalvos, 1792 - 1869, Greek poet and patriot lived here. English Heritage
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