Person    | Female  Born 4/8/1900  Died 30/3/2002

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Categories: Royalty, Seriously Famous

In 1923 Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (descended from the Royal House of Scotland) married Prince Albert, Duke of York, the man who would become George VI when his elder brother Edward VIII abdicated. Chancellor of the University of London. Died at Royal Lodge, Windsor.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

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Hanwell Clock Tower

This clock was erected by the citizens of Ealing to commemorate the coronatio...

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Queen Elizabeth Gate

Wynne was the artist for the central, cartoony, lion and unicorn screen. Lun...

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Queen Mother - Grocers' Hall

Artnet shows that a copy of this bust, by Nemon, was for sale by auction at s...

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Queen Mother Rose Walk

This Rose Walk has been given by friends of the National Gardens Scheme to ma...

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Queen Mother statue

She died aged 101 but here she is shown aged 51, the age she was widowed, wea...

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Belgian Volunteers - WW2

Here many Belgians volunteered during World War II to fight with their allies...

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Bomber Harris

Unveiled by the Queen Mother on 31 May 1992, the 50th anniversary of the firs...

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Brady Settlement - opening

This building was opened by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, June 24 1...

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Canadian Memorial

Unveiled by the Queen. The Canadian Memorial Foundation website has a colourf...

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Captain John Smith

{On the front of the plinth:} Captain John Smith, citizen and cordwainer, 15...

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King Lucius

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Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I

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Lord Guilford Dudley / Guildford Dudley

Lord Guilford Dudley / Guildford Dudley

Son of John Dudley and husband of Lady Jane Grey - see there for more information.

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1 memorial
Napoleon III of France

Napoleon III of France

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2 memorials

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David Benjamin trough

David Benjamin trough

W2, Bayswater Road

Unusually the dedication is on the side and the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association credit is squeezed onto the ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Hugh Joseph Fitzpatrick

Hugh Joseph Fitzpatrick

Junior Boilermaker on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website.  He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above Bar...

Person, Engineering, Tragedy, Ireland

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Sir Christopher Wren

Sir Christopher Wren

Born East Knoyle, Wiltshire, died London.  Designer of 54 London churches, of which 13 were destroyed in the Blitz. Part of one of his churches, St Antholin, has ended up in an unexpected location...

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Sir Archibald McIndoe

Sir Archibald McIndoe

SW3, Draycott Avenue, Flat 14, Avenue Court, 23-29

English Heritage Sir Archibald McIndoe, 1900 - 1960, reconstructive surgeon, lived here in flat 14.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
W.S. Gilbert - SW7

W.S. Gilbert - SW7

SW7, Harrington Gardens, 39

This house was designed for Gilbert by Ernest George and Harold Peto. 2018: The Telegraph included this house (in this area of astonishi...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator