Born Omagh, N. Ireland. Extremely rich landowner, possessing vast chunks of Lancashire, Cheshire and Scotland as well as most of Mayfair and Belgravia. There are bits of Paris, Canada and Spain he calls his own as well. Amazing what can be done with just one O-level.
Died in Lancashire. Succeeded by his eldest son, Hugh. Tamara and Edwina, being of the female persuasion, don't count.
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Duke of Westminster, 6th, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor
{On the milestone on which he props his foot:} Chester 197 miles. (Right ba...
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Duke of Westminster, 6th, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor
Commissioned by the Royal Hospital Chelsea to commemorate the Second Millenni...
Garden House opened by H. G. The Duke of Westminster on 28th November 1991. D...
{On the milestone on which he props his foot:} Chester 197 miles. (Right ba...
The poetry is from "Auguries of Innocence" by William Blake.For other armill...
This is a small plaque, rather cheap-looking, in contrast to the substantial ...
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...
Literary award. Originally known as the Booker–McConnell Prize, after the company Booker, McConnell Ltd who first sponsored the event. When administration of the prize was transferred to the Booker...
Andrew Behan has researched this lady and discovered the following: Born about 1837 as Marian Prescott in Manchester, the daughter of Cyril and Marian Prescott. Her father was a solicitor. 12 Sept...
We don't want to go very deeply into this subject but according to this report: Holborn and Finsbury Divisions of Sewers. Report of the Surveyor [J. Roe] to the Court held 27th January 1843 ... By ...
A London unit founded in 1860 and whose lineage ended after various amalgamations in 1961. Their Wikipedia page describes the Battalion's history.
These battalions were recruited at Gray's Inn.
Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Founded as the Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association it changed its name to include cattle troughs in 1867. London...
The 9th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles), was formed on 1 April 1908 by the amalgamation of regiments under the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907. T...
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