Caroline Chisholm

Caroline Chisholm

N1, Charlton Place, 32

In Chisholm's time this house was number 3 Charlton Crescent and was her headquarters in England.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
India House - in India

India House - in India

India, W, India, Gujarat, Kutch, Mandvi, Kutch

This town is the birthplace of Shyamji Krishna Varma, who founded India House.

3 subjects commemorated
Richard Everitt memorial - gone

Richard Everitt memorial - gone

NW1, Brill Place, Purchese Street Open Space

Holland wrote "Death is Nothing at All".

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Speke

Speke

W2, Kensington Gardens

'Victoria Nyanza' means 'Lake Victoria'.

3 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
International Memorial to Seafarers

International Memorial to Seafarers

SE1, Albert Embankment, International Maritime Organisation

{On a plaque to the left of the sculpture (in English and also in 2 non-Latin scripts):} International Memorial to Seafarers Unveiled b...

1 subject commemorated, 3 creators
Captain Scott statue

Captain Scott statue

SW1, Waterloo Place

Sculpted by Kathleen Scott, his widow. There is a replica, in Christchurch, New Zealand, carved in marble, white as the Antarctic.

5 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Captain James Cook statue

Captain James Cook statue

SW1, The Mall

The original inscription stopped after "New Zealand." In 1928 the British Empire League, with the necessary approval, added the rest.

1 subject commemorated, 3 creators
John Franklin statue

John Franklin statue

SW1, Waterloo Place

{On the front of the plinth:} To the great arctic navigator and his brave companions who sacrificed their lives in completing the discov...

130 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Dias statue

Dias statue

WC2, Trafalgar Square, South African High Commission

Dias rests his right hand on a cross which tops what appears to be a lighthouse. Behind his lower half the niche is carved with some sche...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
George Grossmith, Snr

George Grossmith, Snr

NW1, Dorset Square, 28

London County Council George Grossmith, 1847 - 1912, actor and author, lived here.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
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