Chief Executive of British Airways and then Chairman of Thames Water. .
reported that his body was spotted 50 yards down river of Westminster Bridge. "Sir Roy, 67, who had been diagnosed as suffering from Parkinson's disease, was last seen by his chauffeur who left him outside his luxury riverside flat in Battersea, south-west London, on Tuesday of last week."
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Sir Roy Watts
A very sad plaque. Watts's home was somewhere in this area but his body was a...
Central figure of Spanish anarchism during the period leading up to and including the Spanish Civil War. Born and died in Spain.
Painter, sculptor, photographer and suffragette. Born Norah Veronica Lyle-Smyth in Cheshire. She was befriended by Sylvia Pankhurst and accompanied her on a speaking tour around Europe. She finance...
Person, Art, Gender Issues, Photography, Politics & Administration, Sculpture, Ireland
Anti-slavery campaigner. Born Clapham. Successful banker. Good friends with his (indirect) cousin, William Wilberforce, prior to their marriages they shared a house bought by Thornton, Battersea Ri...
Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Religion
Resigned as Alderman on reaching the age of 70, as is traditional.
Politician. Nephew to John Hervey. He was MP for Bury St Edmunds, 1694 - 1703. In 1703 he was created Baron Hervey of Ickworth, and Earl of Bristol in 1714. Confusingly Hervey was the second 1st ...
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