Aston Webb
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 93 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 22,1849 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Clapham Town |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | August 21,1930 |
| Died | Kensington |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Children | Maurice Webb |
| Job | Architect |
| Awards | Royal Gold Medal |
| AIA Gold Medal | |
| Designed | Admiralty Arch |
| Place of burial | Gunnersbury Cemetery, London, United Kingdom |
| Business partner | Thomas Brock |
| John Nash | |
| Edward Blore | |
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| ID | 642662 |
Aston Webb Life story
Sir Aston Webb GCVO CB RA FRIBA was a British architect who designed the principal facade of Buckingham Palace and the main building of the Victoria and Albert Museum, among other major works around England, many of them in partnership with Ingress Bell. He was President of the Royal Academy from 1919 to 1924.
Battle of Trafalgar: Once a year light on Nelson's death
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The Royal Navy has remembered its 'greatest officer' marked with a once-a-year light phenomenon.
Royal architect Sir Aston Webb , designed Britannia Royal Naval College in a way that sees a tiny window pour sunlight onto a statue of Jesus Christ - precisely at The Time Admiral Lord Nelson died.
Nelson led the Royal Navy to one of its most famous victories at The Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.
The Battle was The Officer 's Last - he was shot by a French sniper mid-battle and died of his injuries.
Staff and officer cadets gathered to remember those who lost their lives in The Battle during a short service of Remembrance .
Source of news: bbc.com
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