Erection date: 28/4/2017
This plaque was unveiled in memory of Lawrence Sheriff, founder of Rugby School in 1567 and thus of Lawrence Sheriff School, whose bequest of "eight acres of pasture", now known as The Rugby Estate, continues to reflect the spirit of his charitable endowment.
Unveiled by A. N. Wilson, an historian educated at Rugby, as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations.
WC1, Rugby Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Rugby Estate
Probably born in or near Rugby, 1515-16. In 1534 he went to London as an appr...
An area of land in Holborn owned by Rugby School. Lawrence Sheriff acquired t...
The plaque gives his first names as Reginald Albert in that order. However, his birth is registered as Albert Reginald. The 1901 census l...
The house was 5 Whitehead's Grove - you can see a short terrace of houses here on this 1865 map.
Sounds like an amazing turnout, but we wonder who actually counted all those people. The pool has been filled in, and we reckon from the ...
Kathleen Ferrier, 1912 - 1953, contralto, lived here. Greater London Council
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