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Peter Piaktow

Not everyone was happy that Hackney named a block of flats after this anarchist.

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Peter Piaktow

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Peter Piaktow and Sidney Street Siege

Peter House This block was built in 2006 by Tower Hamlets Community Housing a...

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Admiral, Viscount Samuel Hood, GCB

Admiral, Viscount Samuel Hood, GCB

Naval officer.  Born Somerset.  Governor of of Greenwich Hospital, 1796 until his death.

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

Military and political leader. Born at Ajaccio, Corsica. He trained as an officer in France and achieved prominence under the first French Republic. He led successful campaigns against the first an...

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, France

8 memorials
George 5th Earl Cadogan

George 5th Earl Cadogan

Politician.  Born at Durham. Ennobled by the death of his father in 1873. Lord of the Manor of Chelsea when it was undergoing massive developments out of which he made pots of money. Funded the bui...

Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Wilfred Lawson Sir

Wilfred Lawson Sir

Radical, MP and temperance advocate, nicknamed "Dry Wilf". Second Baronet of Brayton.Member of Parliament for Carlisle, Cockermouth, Camborne, 1859-1906. President of the United Kingdom Alliance...

Person, Food & Drink, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Sir Henry Bartle Frere

Sir Henry Bartle Frere

Administrator in India and South Africa. An enlightened 19th century administrator, who nonetheless caused the Zulu Wars by giving Cetshwayo, the Zulu king, an unacceptable ultimatum.

Person, Politics & Administration, India, South Africa

1 memorial