MP, Postmaster General, in 1886 - 91. One of the first British politicians to have his voice recorded for posterity, by Thomas Edison's British agent.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Henry Cecil Raikes
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Henry Raikes keystone
Raikes was the Postmaster General who commissioned this building for the Gene...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Henry Cecil Raikes
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Penny Post - 1890 jubilee
This stone was laid by the Right Honourable Henry Cecil Raikes, M. P., Her Ma...
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SE11, Kennington Oval, near Members entrance
Apart from the lovely Wall of Heroes plaques, this is the only plaque we know by Doulton's. The firm may have created many but this is th...
Thomas Huxley - NW8
NW8, Marlborough Place, Marlborough House, 38
We believe this building is now (2021) offices for St Nicholas Montessori Charity.
Sir Frank Brangwyn
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William Moorcroft
W1, Oxford Street, 508 - 520
Present at the unveiling: Angus Taylor, President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and Dr Garry Alder, the author of the Moor...
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