Person    | Male  Born 1577  Died 1635

Sir Richard Weston

Born Buckinghamshire. First Earl of Portland. Charles I's most influential adviser after Buckingham's death in 1628. Lord Treasurer. Died at Wallingford House, where Admiralty House now stands.

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Sir Richard Weston

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Charles I statue

Made in 1633 during Charles I's reign, London’s oldest bronze statue was inte...

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Salt Office

Salt Office

British History Online explains "The salt tax, which was unknown in England until 1694, was enforced during the greater part of the eighteenth century. The tax was repealed in 1730, but was reimpos...

Group, Food & Drink, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Cecil J. R. MacFadden, OBE, MD

Cecil J. R. MacFadden, OBE, MD

Assistant Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1903-1930. Commander in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Thomas Eccleston Gibb

Thomas Eccleston Gibb

St Pancras Vestry Clerk in the late 1800s. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man, and found our picture for us: Thomas Eccleston Gibb was born on 21 October 1838 in Liverp...

Person, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
Independence of India

Independence of India

This is a big topic. The Army Museum has a good introduction at their page Independence and Partition, 1947: "The birth of India and Pakistan as independent states in 1947 was a key moment in the h...

Event, Politics & Administration, India

1 memorial
C. N. Murphy

C. N. Murphy

Member of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922.

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials