Group    From 1/8/1952 

Holiday Inn

Categories: Tourism / Traditions

Countries: USA

Hotel chain. Founded in Memphis, Tennessee, by Kemmons Wilson. There are currently (2018) about 2,500 hotels worldwide.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Holiday Inn

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Rotary Armillary

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Chislehurst Caves

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, ...

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Martin Spencer

Martin Spencer

Swan Marker and Barge Master of the Vinters Company c.2006-7. Modelled for the figure in the Vintners statue. Deceased by 2023.

Person, Animals, Liveries & Guilds, Tourism / Traditions

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first meeting of the Gorsedd

first meeting of the Gorsedd

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.

Event, Tourism / Traditions, Wales

1 memorial
Clerks' well at Clerkenwell

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 ...

Place, Food & Drink, Tourism / Traditions

1 memorial