in 1532 Sir William Portman of Somerset, Lord Chief Justice to Henry VIII acquired land covering an area of 270 acres stretching from Oxford Street to Regents Canal. A large part of this land, now known as the Portman estate, is still owned by the Portman family. The current head of the family is the 10th Viscount Portman, born 1958.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Portman family
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Portman Square Garden
This rather dull plaque is in the garden close to the Hamilton fountain.
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H. Johnson & Co
Terracotta manufacturers based in Ditchling, Sussex.  Made the Stratford Martyrs memorial.  From Tile Gazetteer - Newham: "Johnson’s, who were active from the 1870s, made terracotta, bricks, tile...
1 memorial
Cobley Farm and Fallow Farm
First documented in 1674, at its largest the farmland was bounded by High Road, Ballards Lane, Long Lane, Squire's Lane. Â The Cobley family owned he farm from 1680 to 1902 when it was sold, the bui...
4 memorials
Savoy Palace
British History Online informs that a house was "built by ... Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, in 1245; but in the thirtieth year of Henry III. it was granted by the king to Peter, Count of Sa...
5 memorials
The Page Estate
Housing Estate in Eltham.  Inaugurated by the then Minister of Health, Christopher Addison. The photograph is an aerial view of the estate taken in 1931.
1 memorial
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