91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Plaque

Augustus Pitt-Rivers

Erection date: 1983

Inscription

Greater London Council
Lieutenant General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers, 1827 - 1900, anthropologist and archaeologist, lived here.

Site: Augustus Pitt-Rivers (1 memorial)

SW1, Grosvenor Gardens, 4

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

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Augustus Pitt-Rivers

Subjects commemorated i

Augustus Pitt-Rivers

Army officer, anthropologist and archaeologist. Born as Augustus Henry Lane F...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Augustus Pitt-Rivers

Created by i

Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Nearby Memorials

Fred Perry - Pitshanger Lane

Fred Perry - Pitshanger Lane

W5, Pitshanger Lane, 223

Fred Perry, 1909 - 1995, tennis champion, lived here, 1919 - 1935. English Heritage

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Walthamstow Strawberry tree

Walthamstow Strawberry tree

E17, Forest Road, 458, Ross Wyld Care Home

There is an identical plaque on the side wall of the care home.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
West Silvertown Urban Village

West Silvertown Urban Village

E16, Wesley Avenue

In our photo the plaque can be seen in the paving, in the shadow but catching the light. Quite a dull foundation stone which we may not ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Trinity Chapel and Sir Francis Lycett

Trinity Chapel and Sir Francis Lycett

N22, Trinity Road, Trinity Chapel

Trinity Chapel This stone was laid by Sir Francis Lycett J.P. April 20th 1871. The first chapel commenced by the aid of a fund to promo...

1 subject commemorated
Kensington Library - clock

Kensington Library - clock

W8, Philimore Walk, Kensington Central Library

The clock can be seen in our site picture and you'll undestand why we chose to honour the plaque with a photo, in preference to the clock.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators