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Greenwich roundels - Duncan

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Duncan

Site: Greenwich roundels (13 memorials)

SE10, King William Walk, Discover Greenwich (Royal Naval College, Pepys Building)

The roundels on the north, river-facing, frontage are occupied by, left to right: Anson, Drake, Cook, Howard, Blake, Benbow, Sandwich, Rodney, Duncan, Collingwood, Howe, Nelson, St Vincent. The reason for this particular sequence is obscure to us; it's certainly not by date of birth or death. Any ideas?

The building, Listed Grade II, was built as the Royal Naval College, Pepys Building, in two phases: 1874-5 by Colonel Clarke RE, then 1882-3 by General Pudsey RE.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Greenwich roundels - Duncan

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Admiral Adam Duncan

Admiral.  Born Dundee.  Defeated the Dutch fleet at Camperdown in 1797.  This...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Christabel Pankhurst

Christabel Pankhurst

SW1, Abingdon Street, Victoria Tower Gardens

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1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Morley mosaics - KEW - Heather Rabbatts

Morley mosaics - KEW - Heather Rabbatts

SE1, King Edward Walk, Morley College

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1 subject commemorated, 3 creators
Spencer Perceval bust - Pitzhangar

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Canon Mortlock

Canon Mortlock

EC2, Foster Lane, church courtyard

Ipernity informs that this was set up as a memorial of Canon Mortlock, a head carved in 1936, long before his death in 1967, by Epstein.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
President Lincoln bust

President Lincoln bust

EC3, Royal Exchange Buildings, Royal Exchange

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1 subject commemorated, 3 creators