Event    From 8/2/1974  To 8/2/1974

1500th tree planted in the City

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1500th tree planted in the City

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1500th tree in the City

Tilla platyphyllos (broad leaved lime) planted by The Right Hon. The Lord May...

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Vauxhall Park

Vauxhall Park

An information board near to the Fawcett house plaque gives: "Vauxhall Park was created by a special Act of Parliament in 1888 on land whose history can be traced back to the 11th Century. A group ...

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Martin Andrews

Martin Andrews

Our colleague Andew Behan writes: A little research on this man shows that he was born Martin Guy Leslie Andrews in 1943 in Lambeth. Alumnus and long-term supporter of Goodenough College. He was a ...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture

2 memorials
Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens

Officially, The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. They originated in the garden of Kew Park formed by Lord Capel John of Tewkesbury. They were extended by Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales and further...

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

4 memorials
Great Forest of Essex

Great Forest of Essex

Since about 1000 various areas have been designated 'forest' meaning a royal hunting ground, not necessarily wooded. At different times, under different monarchs part or all of the County of Essex...

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Westminster Tree Trust

Westminster Tree Trust

Westminster Tree Trust (originally the Pimlico Tree and Preservation Trust) was founded by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean in 1982 as a charity dedicated to improving the environment in Westminster. Website.

Group, Gardens / Agriculture

2 memorials

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Sir Robert Viner (or Vyner)

Sir Robert Viner (or Vyner)

Lord Mayor of London, 1674-5.  Born Warwick.  Goldsmith and banker.  Lived at  Swakeleys House in Ickenham, where a school is named for him.  Died Windsor. Involved in the slave trade.

Person, Lord Mayor, Race Issues

2 memorials
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Born at the villa 'Mon Repos', the summer retreat of the Greek royal family, on the island of Corfu. Married Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and was her dutiful consort from 1952 until his death. 2017:...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

31 memorials
Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn

W1, Great Pulteney Street, 18

The Conversation points out that this house was convenient for 3 addresses frequented by Hayden: Hanover Square Concert Rooms (where he p...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
St Leonard, Eastcheap

St Leonard, Eastcheap

EC3, King William Street, 2a

Site of St Leonard Eastcheap, destroyed in the Great Fire 1666. The Corporation of the City of London

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Sculptured stone bench

Sculptured stone bench

EC1, West Smithfield Rotunda

Portland stone, 6 tonnes. CWO has more information about this bench.

3 subjects commemorated, 6 creators