MARBLE ARCH - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Head of Marketing and Communications
John Nash (1752-1835) was the favoured architect of the Prince Regent, later King George IV. Under George's auspices Nash designed and planned such landmarks as Regent's Park, Regent Street, Carlton House Terrace, much of Buckingham Palace and Marble Arch. Marble Arch was designed to be both a grandiose gateway to an expanded Buckingham Palace and an exuberant celebration of British victories in the Napoleonic Wars - a Triumphal Arch. But the Grade I listed Arch that we see today is nowhere near as grand as Nash originally intended.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Victory Services
Job Titles:
- Business Engagement Manager
Job Titles:
- Vice - Chairman of the Board
Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984) was Britain's Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. When his Collected Poems came out in 1958 they made publishing history and have since sold over two and a quarter million copies.
But Betjeman was not only a poet. Through his broadcasting and journalism he opened people's eyes to the value of the buildings and landscape around them and became Britain's grand champion of its heritage.
This poem was written specially for the 1968 documentary, "Contrasts: Marble Arch to Edgware" and recited by Betjeman from the roof of Marble Arch.
Job Titles:
- Business Security and Resilience Manager