Chairman of the Savoy Group 1948 - 1984 and Managing Director 1941 - 1979. Lord Mayor of London in 1973. Born 62 Esmond Road, Acton into a theatrical family. Credentials: GBE CVO D Litt, JP. Died at 8a Wellington Place, Westminster.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Hugh Wontner
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D'Oyly Carte armillary sphere
The memorial is in the form of an equatorial armillary sphere. Although the m...
Temple Bar - Temple Bar Trust
There are 3 inscribed stones laid into the pavement under Temple Bar. They co...
Temple Bar - Theobalds Park
This plaque marks the site of Temple Bar designed by Sir Christopher Wren, th...
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Sir Hugh Wontner
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1500th tree in the City
Tilla platyphyllos (broad leaved lime) planted by The Right Hon. The Lord May...
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Sir Denis Truscott, Lord Mayor of London
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Person, Commerce, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Belgium
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Sir Robert Geffrye
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Person, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
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Henry Fitz Eylwin
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