Person    | Male  Born 28/8/1592  Died 23/8/1628

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

English statesman. Appointed Lord High Admiral in 1619. Favourite of King James I of England (possibly more) and then of Charles I but so unpopular with others that he was murdered, leaving behind a babe in arms, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham.

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George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

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Kipling House

The wording on the plaque could have been clearer. The first half is giving t...

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Old Admiralty Building

In the mid 16th century this site was the timber yard for the nearby Whitehal...

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York Watergate

The streets laid out on the site of York House were named: Villiers Street, D...

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Lewisham District Board of Works

Lewisham District Board of Works

Lewisham was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London. It was formed by the Metropolis Management Act 1855, and was governed by the Lewisham District Board of Works, which...

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The Right Honourable Gerard James Noel, PC, DL, JP

The Right Honourable Gerard James Noel, PC, DL, JP

The Honourable Gerard James Noel was born on 28 August 1923, in Barham Court, Teston, Maidstone, Kent, the second of the four children of Charles Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough and 3rd Baron Barham...

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Sir John Wynn

Sir John Wynn

Second baronet. Welsh. Occupied 69 Meard Street, 1755–73.

Person, Politics & Administration, Wales

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Councillor Brian Schama
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Robert Hollond

Robert Hollond

Balloonist and politician. Born London to a wealthy Bengal civil servant. Financed the 1836 balloon voyage from Vauxhall Gardens to Weilburg in Germany, on which he was a passenger. This set a reco...

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