Event    From 8/5/1945  To 8/5/1945

VE Day

"Victory in Europe". 8 May 1945 was the day on which the WW2 Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. Throughout Britain street parties were held. In the centre of London people celebrated by gathering in crowds in Trafalgar Square and surrounding streets.

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VE Day

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Dwight D Eisenhower - Kingston

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander, allied forces Europe, Genera...

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Last V2 rocket in Kingston upon Thames

The plaque says that 8 people were killed but has the names of only five: fou...

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The Island mural

This mural repays some examination. Firstly, looking at the buildings in the ...

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Victory in Europe Day - Woolwich 1

The quotation is one of several variations on the same theme. Possible origin...

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Victory in Europe Day - Woolwich 2

This tree was planted by Frank Lerner on 8th October 2011 to mark Victory in ...

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Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria

Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria

The fiftieth anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria was celebrated on Monday 20 June 1887. In George Gissing's 1894 novel 'In the Year of Jubilee' characters discuss whether to participate...

Event, Royalty

10 memorials
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association - 80th anniversary

Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association - 80th anniversary

Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association.

Event, Food & Drink

2 memorials
Battle of St Vincent

Battle of St Vincent

A British fleet, lead by John Jervis, defeated a Spanish fleet almost twice its size, near Cape St Vincent, Portugal. Nelson distinguished himself in this battle where he commanded HMS Captain and ...

Event, Armed Forces, Portugal, Spain

3 memorials
National Servicemen of Greenwich

National Servicemen of Greenwich

In Britain, the term was originally applied to the conscription of men during the two World Wars. It is however, generally applied to the compulsory military service following the end of World War ...

Event, Armed Forces, Korea

1 memorial