The plaque actually commemorated just the friendship between the people of Ottawa and the people of Holborn but this seemed a bit narrow so we have broadened the scope of the rapport.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Anglo-Canadian friendship
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Royal Canadian Air Force - WW2 HQ, Tree, 1946
In the film the year on the plaque is slightly obscured and looks more like "...
Other Subjects
Rose and Crown, Wimbledon
From Wimbledon Heritage Map: "part 17C, late 18C early 19C public house, note multi pane sash windows; recently sympathetically extended".
Woolwich & District Antiquarian Society
A society devoted to the history of Woolwich, the surrounding area and other historical and conservation matters. It was founded by the local historian William Thomas Vincent.
Sir Walter Besant
Novelist and London historian. Born Portsmouth. 1884 co-founded the Society of Authors. Secretary of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Originator of the People's Palace. First president of The Hamp...
Brixton Challenge
An urban regeneration scheme. The aim was to develop the arts and shopping areas to generate income from people visiting the area, but locals argued money is not going to the people that need it. R...
Brian Henderson
We can find very little about this man. c.1968: "We called a meeting at the home of Brian Henderson who was the nephew of Russell Henderson and in attendance were Junior Telfor, Selwyn Baptiste, Ru...
Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Politics & Administration
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Old Velho / First Jewish cemetery
From London Gardens Online : "The Sephardi Velho (Old) Cemetery opened in 1657, the first Jewish cemetery to be established with Oliver Cromwell's approval. The land was formerly part of a garden a...
Southwark Council
The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Southwark, Camberwell and Bermondsey. Southwark council annually invites proposals for new plaques fro...
Royal Coburg Theatre / Royal Victoria Hall / Old Vic
This theatre designed by the German architect Rudolphe Cabanel, began life in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre under the patronage of Princess Charlotte of Wales and her husband Prince Leopold of C...
Jessie Burgess
First female mayor of Camberwell. She was active in many committees, covering the arts, libraries, hospitals, children’s welfare and housing. She also advocated the need for more green space in Lon...
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