Soldier who fought in the Wars of the Roses. Born Lancashire. Originally a Yorkist, he switched sides and in 1485 fought at Bosworth Field for Tudor Henry VII, for which he was appointed Lord Chancellor. But he was accused of treasonable support of Perkin Warbeck and beheaded on Tower Hill.
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Sir William Stanley
Commemorated ati
Tower Hill Martyrs - list
{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...
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Marine Police
Founded by magistrate Patrick Colquhoun and Master Mariner John Harriott, on the site from which it still operates. Set up to protect the cargo ships from theft which was proving very costly to the...
1 memorial
15th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
1,240 members fell while serving with the regiment in the Great War. The battalion has served in several guises over the years including as the 21st Middlesex Rifle Volunteers (Civil Service Rifle...
3 memorials
Hugh Arnold Bryant
A "Guy's man" who died in the South African War, 1899-1902. An obituary for this man can be found on the Kings College London war memorial website. Hugh Arnold Bryant was born on 27 March 1867, on...
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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Bruce Bairnsfather
SW7, Sterling Street, 1
Greater London Council Bruce Bairnsfather, 1888 - 1959, cartoonist, lived here.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
2 memorials
2 memorials
Palmer Tyre Company
From Car History: In June 1892 John F. Palmer (American) obtained two US patents for a “thread-fabric” bicycle pneumatic tire. Shortly afterwards he moved to England; registering the Palmer Tire Co...
1 memorial
Michael Balcon - SW1
SW1, Tufton Street, 57a
City of Westminster Sir Michael Balcon, 1896 - 1977, film maker, lived here, 1927 - 1939.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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