Erection date: 28/5/2009
Behind these premises stood Hayes Place, the home of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708 - 1778, British Prime Minister, and the birthplace of William Pitt the Younger, 1759 - 1806, British Prime Minister.
The London Borough of Bromley
BR2, Hayes Place
Thanks to Gordon for telling us about this plaque and thanks to Alan Patient for the photos.
Credit for this entry to: Gordon Barclay
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Pitts in Bromley
From the picture source: "Site of a house since the 15th century, in 1754 Wil...
Born Westminster. Earl of Chatham and Prime Minister. Father of William Pitt ...
Born Hayes, Kent. Son of William Pitt the Elder. Tory. Entered parliament in ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Pitts in Bromley
Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.
This may have been some sort of official address but it seems he actually lived in Cannes for those 30 years.
The two boxes carry identical plaques.
February 2013: planning permission was granted to build a theatre on this site. 2023: Now the plans are for housing and a Shakespeare Mus...
This plaque was located here for a short time. Although English Heritage is credited, they were not involved in its erection, which proba...
London County Council Sir Hans Sloane, 1660 - 1753, physician, benefactor of the British Museum, lived here, 1695 - 1742.
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