First meeting of the Gorsedd of the Bards of the Isle of Britain. We have to admit that the photograph is not actually of the very first meeting.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
first meeting of the Gorsedd
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Iolo Morganwg
The plaque of Anglesey Stone designed and carved by Morris was unveiled at mi...
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Chislehurst Caves
'Caves' is a misnomer, as they are entirely man-made chalk and flint mines. The earliest mention of them is around 1250, and it is believed that they were last worked in the 1830s. In World War 1, ...
Clerks' well at Clerkenwell
First mentioned in 1174. Closed by about 1850 and effectively lost. Rediscovered in 1924 during building works. We normally find pictures of our subjects out on the web but we just could not find ...
Cornish Gorsedd
The Gorsedh is a non-political, non affiliated to any religion, non-profit-making organisation. It exists to maintain the national Celtic spirit of Cornwall, to promote the study of literature, ar...
90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II was actually born on 21 April 1926, but since 1959 official celebrations have taken place on the second Saturday of June which in 2016 was the 11th.
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Councillor W. W. Paton
JP and Mayor of West Ham 1951-52. Also a Reverend.
Ava Gardner
Actor. Born near Smithfield, North Carolina, USA. Married: Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, Frank Sinatra (divorced 1957). This last was a famously stormy and passionate romance. Aged 33 moved to Madrid,...
Westminster City Council
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster Distric...