Erection date: 1911
{On the front of the plinth:}
Spencer Compton, eighth Duke of Devonshire, KO, Born 1833, Died 1908.
The carving on the plinth is attractive with a snake knotted into a figure of eight above the lettering, art nouveau capitals at each corner and a fine crest at the back, so large that it overlaps the cornice.
SW1, Horse Guards Avenue
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8th Duke of Devonshire
Statesman. Born Lancashire. Previously known as the Marquess of Hartington, o...
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8th Duke of Devonshire
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Greater London Council Karl Pearson, 1857 - 1936, pioneer statistician, lived here.
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