in 1532 Sir William Portman of Somerset, Lord Chief Justice to Henry VIII acquired land covering an area of 270 acres stretching from Oxford Street to Regents Canal. A large part of this land, now known as the Portman estate, is still owned by the Portman family. The current head of the family is the 10th Viscount Portman, born 1958.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Portman family
Commemorated ati
Portman Square Garden
This rather dull plaque is in the garden close to the Hamilton fountain.
Other Subjects
John Bacon
Bought Friary House and the estate in 1800. This could be John Bacon the Younger but it's a common name so probably not.
1 memorial
A. E. Darby
Bethnal Green Borough Engineer/Architect in 1922, 1926, 1937.
3 memorials
2 memorials
C. & F. Bryen
Builders active in 1937, but the London Gazette carried this: "NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us, the undersigned Charles Francis Bryen and Frank William ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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