Portuguese nobleman who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, in 1488, the first European known to do so since ancient times.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Bartolomeu Dias
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Dias statue
Dias rests his right hand on a cross which tops what appears to be a lighthou...
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Frederick Hornby
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Richard Francis Burton
Explorer. Born Devon. He and his wife Isabel, have a very unusual tomb at St Mary Magdalen, Worple Road, Mortlake.
1 memorial
William (Mole man) Lyttle
Known as the ‘Mole Man’ because he spent forty years digging a series of tunnels under his, and his neighbours' houses in Hackney. It was estimated that he had shovelled out over 100 cubic metres o...
1 memorial
George Williams
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Luke Smith
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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John Linnell
Painter of landscapes and portraits. The picture is a self-portrait. Born London. Patron to William Blake. Daughter married Samuel Palmer, the painter.
1 memorial
John Scurr House
E14, Ratcliffe Lane
John Scurr House This block was built by Stepney Borough Council in 1937 and named after John Scurr (1876 - 1932) the Labour MP for Mile ...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Sigismund Christian Hubert Goetze
Painter, lover of the arts and benefactor of Regents Park. Born London. 1907 he bought Grove House (sometimes Nuffield House) in Regent's Park, near St John's Wood church. Set up the Constance F...
1 memorial
Smithfield Fish Market opened
EC1, Smithfield Market
Initially we thought this building was devoid of fishy symbolism. But then we found a dolphin keystone on the gateway in Snow Hill, scul...
1 subject commemorated,
3 creators
Avro No. 1 Triplane
Airplane designed and built by Alliott Verdon Roe. The first all-British aircraft, its maiden flight took place on Walthamstow Marshes. The photograph shows Roe standing by the plane. We guess Roe ...
3 memorials
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