A local politician who led the committee that secured Alexandra Palace and its park for the people of London. He was also the first Chairman of the Trustees.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Henry Burt
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G. W. Howlett
Councillor on the Committee for the 1901 Shoreditch Town Hall Extension.
R.C.R.B.
Could "R.C.R.B." be the initials of a former name for the borough: "Royal Chelsea R. . . . Borough" for example? It certainly seems to indicate the organisation responsible for the plaque.
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Imprisoned by Elizabeth I for plotting to take Mary Queen of Scots as his fourth wife. His pro-Catholic activities led to his beheading on Tower Hill, just like his Dad, Henry Howard. Father of Adm...
Frederick Henry Alfred Riceman
Congregational Memorial Hall Chairman in 1972. Opened the department store Riceman's in Canterbury in 1962. His son David later took it over. ""My Road to Canterbury" is the title of Fred Riceman...
Person, Armed Forces, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Religion
L. C. Parkes
Louis Coltman Parkes. A medical doctor. Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea in 1909. Authored a good number of medical books - held by the Wellcome Collection. Obituary in the BMJ 31 October 19...
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