One of the Secretaries to the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition 1851.
Engineer and navel architect. Born at Parkhead, near Glasgow. Died at Ventnor, Isle of Wight
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John Scott Russell
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Great Exhibition and Prince Albert
Designed by Joseph Durham with modifications by Sydney Smirke. Inaugurated by...
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Patrick McEvoy
Architect. He has won two London Festival of Architecture competitions in consecutive years: with the bench 'Here Lies Geoffrey Barkington' in 2018 and the parklet ‘Pavement Art Gallery’ in 2019. O...
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Edward Welby Pugin
Architect. Born Ramsgate, son of Augustus Welby. Designed Catholic churches in the neo-Gothic style. Surviving works in London: St Monica's and English Martyrs in Prescot Street E1. Died at ho...
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John Evans
Built the first planned Admiralty Office in 1695. Became Navy Board Purveyor.
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Halsey Ricardo
Architect in the Arts and Crafts style, and designer. Born Bath. Worked for 10 years with William de Morgan and specialised in using glazed materials. Work in London includes: Debenham (or Peacock)...
1 memorial
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Elizabeth Cromwell
This is not Oliver Cromwell's wife, née Elizabeth Bourchier (1598–1665), step-granddaughter and god child to William Sebright. The restored Charles II, surprisingly, left that Elizabeth Cromwell to...
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W. L. MacKenzie King
Born as William Lyon Mackenzie King in Canada. Prime Minister of Canada 1921–30, 1935–48. The photo shows him in 1942.
1 memorial
Gerry Paul Francis
Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has researched this young man: Gerry Paul Francis was born on 21 August 1963 in Lewisham, the son of George P. Francis and Rosilia Y. Francis née Titre. He died, aged 1...
2 memorials
Cordwainer statue
EC4, Watling Street
Originally erected in the courtyard of St Mary le Bow church but it was moved here after a few years. Prompted by this statue London Det...
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