Philip Henry Stanhope was a historian, statesman and a founder of the National Portrait Gallery.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope
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Jenny Murray
One of a list of 26 researchers involved in researching Hester Leggatt's background.
Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women
From their website: "With over 120,000 Jews having served in the British Armed Forces during the World Wars, AJEX JMA is here to ensure that their immense contribution is never forgotten. Our aims ...
Bishop Mandell Creighton
Born Carlisle. His first career was as an historian. Bishop of London, 1897–1901.
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Poet and administrator. Whilst living in the Aldgate, as the ‘Comptroller of the Customs and Subside of Wools, Skins and Tanned Hides’ that Chaucer published ‘A Monks Tale’ and worked on ‘Canterbur...
Charity scholars
Looking at London has a page about these little blue people but even there we can find no origin story explaining why and when the first such statues were erected. We note that there seems to be a ...
Mr Fegan's Homes
James Fegan set up his first children's home in Deptford, South London in 1870. Others were opened in Greenwich, Southwark, Goudhurst and one in Westminster, known as the Red Lamp, which maybe was ...
Dick Whittington
Born in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, second son of a wealthy man. Thrice Lord Mayor of London: 1397, 1406 and 1420 (actually four times but two were consecutive). Three times Master of the Mercers' C...
Person, Literature, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Theatre
Phyllis Pearsall
Map-maker. Born Phyllis Isobel Gross at Budapest, Court Lane Gardens, Dulwich. She said in her memoirs, that her inspiration for producing the London A - Z was because she was unable to find the lo...
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