A successful printer and publisher in London, bequeathed house and land for the poor of Waltham St Lawrence.
Ralph Newbery
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Henry Engleheart VC
On 15 Dec 1900, Engleheart was awarded the Victoria Cross for an act of extreme bravery carried out under direct enemy fire during the Second Boer War.
Oliver Brooks VC
Awarded the Victoria Cross in Loos, France, for actions in 1915. He lived in Windsor from 1919- 1940 and was a commissionaire at the White Hart Hotel.
Frances ‘Fanny’ Burney
Commemorated as a pioneering novelist, writer of Court Journals & Second Keeper of the Robes to Queen Charlotte (1786 – 91), and Bluestocking.
Mary Delany
An artist, writer, and English Bluestocking. Delany was well-liked by King George III and Queen Charlotte.
Freddie Shenston
Founder of Windsor Heritage in 1967, being President between 1993-1998 and also President of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mariquita Tennant
Social reformer. Commemorated for helping the impoverished women at The Limes in Clewer Village.
Margaret Oliphant
Novelist and historical writer who resided in Windsor for 30 years and produced more than 120 separate works.
Harry Greenwood VC
Born at the Victoria Barracks, Windsor and awarded the Victoria Cross in WWI at the Battle of the River Selle in October 1918.
Kenneth Grahame
The author who wrote the classic ‘Wind in the Willows‘, a children’s classic, published in 1908.