French mercer and father of Thomas Becket.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Gilbert Becket
Commemorated ati
Thomas Becket
{On the lower edge of the bust:} S. Thomas [On a modern plaque lower on the...
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John Cusworth
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Henry King Lewis
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W. H. Smith
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John Thornton
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original HMV store
Londonist writes: "The building was destroyed on Boxing Day 1937 and reopened in 1939. HMV's flagship store moved (slightly) to 150 Oxford Street, but the old address was reacquired in 2013, and re...
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