Person    | Male  Born 4/7/1942 

Prince Michael Duke of Kent

Categories: Commerce, Royalty

Grandson of King George V and son of George, Duke of Kent. Born Michael George Charles Franklin at Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire. Married to Princess Michael. He helps out with some royal duties, but otherwise manages his own consultancy business.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Prince Michael Duke of Kent

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Trees for Westminster

To celebrate Westminster City Council's Quatercentenary HRH the Duke of Kent,...

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Dunkirk at Teddington Lock

We've read (Telegraph and This is Local London) that on 9 May 2010 this "worn...

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Hanseatic merchants and 60 years of peace

Let's cover the easy bit first: The German at the end translates as “The old ...

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Peter the Great statue

Statue unveiled by Prince Michael of Kent, as Patron of the Peter the Great T...

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River Tyburn - W1

{Plaque to the left of the window:} Light in the Darkness 2000 by Julian Stoc...

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Pubs in Time

Pubs in Time

A scheme developed by The Campaign for Real Ale for erecting plaques on public houses that have featured in significant events in history.

Group, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, History

2 memorials
Sir John Morden

Sir John Morden

Born in London. He amassed a fortune in Turkey, and returning to Britain he joined the East India Company. The near loss of three of his ships prompted him to help merchants who were experiencing d...

Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Turkey

1 memorial
Mercers' Company

Mercers' Company

Records go back to 1348. From the Guild‘s website: "In its widest sense mercery could describe all merchandise, although in London the term evolved to mean the trade specifically in luxury fabrics,...

Group, Commerce, Liveries & Guilds

4 memorials
scientific life assurance

scientific life assurance

Equitable Life, the world's oldest mutual insurer, started business in 1762 in the parsonage of St Nicholas Acons in Nicholas Lane. It pioneered scientific life assurance by basing premiums on age ...

Concept, Commerce, Science

1 memorial
Fyffes Group Ltd

Fyffes Group Ltd

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial

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Cobley Farm and  Fallow Farm

Cobley Farm and Fallow Farm

First documented in 1674, at its largest the farmland was bounded by High Road, Ballards Lane, Long Lane, Squire's Lane.  The Cobley family owned he farm from 1680 to 1902 when it was sold, the bui...

Place, Gardens / Agriculture, Property

4 memorials
Second Lieutenant Archibald Edward Sheldon

Second Lieutenant Archibald Edward Sheldon

Archibald Edward Sheldon was born in Herne Hill, London, the elder child of John Sheldon (1856-1931) and Constance Theodosia Sheldon née Lewis (1862-1951). His birth was registered in the 1st quart...

Person, Armed Forces, Turkey

War dead, WW1
2 memorials
Police Inspector Henry Lane

Police Inspector Henry Lane

Killed by an exploding bomb while assisting in the attempt to disarm it. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Henry Ernest James Lane was born on 23 May 1893 in Fulham, t...

Person

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial