Olive Schreiner, 1855 - 1920, author, lived here.
London County Council
Site: Olive Schreiner (1 memorial)
W2, Portsea Place, 16
Olive Schreiner, 1855 - 1920, author, lived here.
London County Council
W2, Portsea Place, 16
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Olive Schreiner
Author, campaigner against war, against racism and for womans' vote. Best re...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Olive Schreiner
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
AMDG stands for “Ad maiorem Dei gloriam”, the Latin motto of the Catholic Jesuits, meaning "For the greater glory of God". All Saints' E...
The memorial is in the mayor's parlour.
We thank Jamie Davis for finding this link to the British Pathe news film of the unveiling and this Newspaper Archive report from the Nor...
CI is the Imperial Order of the Crown of India, which ceased to be awarded after India's independence in 1947. It was only given to women...
This part of the Silver Jubilee Walkway opened by Her Majesty the Queen 7th December 1988. Silver Jubilee Walkway 1977 The Queen's Walk
Millionaire businessman. Born on 5 January 1944 in Kilcurry, County Louth, Ireland. Owned Corby Castle and Carlisle Airport. He's the one sporting the ermine in the picture. His Wikipedia page...
Person, Benefactor, Politics & Administration, Tragedy, Ireland
On this site there used to be a sister hotel to Hotel Russell, also designed by Charles Fitzroy Doll and erected in 1898. It was demolish...
The lettering was done with the technique which involved lead letters attached through pin holes in the stone. As often happens the lead ...
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