Department store created by Harry Selfridge. The flagship store opened on 15 March 1909. In 1951 it was acquired by Lewis's and then in 1965 by the Sears Group. In 2003 the chain was acquired by Galen Weston for nearly £600 million. It was sold jointly to a Thai retailer and an Austrian property firm for around £4 billion in 2021.
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John Logie Baird - N10
John Logie Baird John (Logie) Baird, the inventor of the first television, wa...
Selfridges centenary
Selfridge & Co. Limited Unveiled in 2009 by Galen, Hilary and Alannah Wes...
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Trees for Westminster
To celebrate Westminster City Council's Quatercentenary HRH the Duke of Kent,...
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Sandra Esquilant
Landlady of the Golden Heart pub since 1978 and, in 2002, voted into 80th place in a list of the 100 most powerful figures in contemporary art. See the Telegraph for more.
1 memorial
National Lottery
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Vintners' Company
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3 memorials
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Rupert D‘Oyly Carte
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1 memorial
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Lord Ailwyn
A member of the British Parliamentary Mission to China in 1942. In December 1943 a Mission of prominent Chinese delegates made a return visit to London. From 1943 to 1948, Lord Ailwyn was President...
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H. M. Bateman
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Sun Yat-Sen
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F. C. Murton
Young enough to be a 'Master' in 1883, so probably under about 15. Associated with the Wesleyan Schools, Leswin Road, 1883, a pupil, we'd guess.
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