Born Manchester. Art patron and collector. Lived for almost thirty years at 8 Holland Villas Road. He left his collection to what would become the V&A. Died at home in Brighton.
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Constantine Alexander Ionides
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Rossetti fountain
Unveiled by William Holman Hunt. There must have been a committee to erect th...
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Commercial Motor Users of Hackney
The name suggest a group of local business people coming together around the use of new-fangled motor-powered conveyances. The text of the plaque tells us that they also had charitable activities. ...
1 memorial
Westminster Foundation
From their website "The Westminster Foundation is an independent grantmaking trust and registered charity, representing the charitable interests of The Duke of Westminster and Grosvenor businesses....
1 memorial
John Harvard
A plaque inside the library provides the following: “John Harvard was born in Southwark in 1607 and was baptized in St Saviour’s Church, the present Southwark Cathedral. He was the son of Robert H...
2 memorials
Sir John Wollaston
Born at Perton in Staffordshire. His name varies in spelling: Wollaston or Woolaston. In London, apprenticed to the Goldsmiths' Company from 1604 to 1611. Achieved great wealth in the City of Londo...
1 memorial
Belmont and Lowe
From the picture source website: "Modern in outlook, at Belmont & Lowe we value our heritage which dates back to 1756. From our roots in The Temple and The City comes our founding principle of ...
1 memorial
Previously viewed
Camp Griffiss - SHAEF Gate
TW11, Bushy Park
Although the plaque does not specifiy we think the gate was used by the men and women who served at Camp Griffiss. But it's possible tha...
4 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born New York City as Eleanor Roosevelt. Went to finishing school in England. In 1905 at her wedding to her distant cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, she was given away by her uncle, President Theodor...
1 memorial
C1 - Milton
W2, Westbourne Grove, 26, HBA
The Bayswater Athenaeum was built in 1863 by architect Arthur Billing of Newman and Billing. The name was originally inscribed in the pan...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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