Formed by the merger of the Municipal Boroughs of Twickenham and of Richmond and of Barnes.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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Old Deer Park clubhouse
This clubhouse was built in 1969 with funds given by members and friends of t...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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Bernardo O’Higgins bust
This bust, erected 200 years after O'Higgins left Richmond, was designed by E...
George Eliot - Richmond
LivingInMagazines gives "In September 1855 the Leweses moved to new lodgings ...
Kew Gardens Station footbridge
Opened in 1912, Kew Gardens station footbridge is an early and rare British e...
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Ada Salter
Socialist and pacifist. Born Ada Brown at Raunds, Northamptonshire. She joined the West London Mission to work among the London poor, and in 1897 transferred to the Bermondsey Settlement, where she...
6 memorials
Manor of Rotherhithe
First recorded in Norman times as part of the royal demesne. It had a long succession of owners and tenants who held rights over the area.
1 memorial
Alderman R. G. Linale
Mayor of Shoreditch in 1949. By 1962, when he appears on another housing plaque, he had received the MBE.
1 memorial
Richard Cobden
Political economist and Liberal MP. Born near Midhurst, Sussex, into a large and very poor family. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition. Spoke repeatedly to Parliament against war with...
5 memorials
George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
Born 10 Downing Street. Politician, son of Prime Minister, Frederick John Robinson. He served in every Liberal cabinet from 1861 until his death. Knighted 1869 and created 1st Marquess of Ripon in ...
2 memorials
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Heroes of Telemark
In 1943 Norwegian resistance commandos sponsored by the SOE raided the enemy-occupied Norsk hydro plant in the Telemark region of Norway. This successful raid sabotaged the machinery that was produ...
2 memorials
Oscar Nemon
Born in what is now Croatia. Worked in Vienna and Brussels and settled in Britain in 1938. Specialised in Winston Churchill. Our picture shows Nemon with a self-portrait: now that sculpture we woul...
4 memorials
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...
2 memorials
Heritage Foundation
We believe this group now encompasses Comic Heritage, Musical Heritage, Sports Heritage and Films and Television Heritage. Its aim is to pay tribute to Britain's entertainers and raise funds for go...
Group, Cinema, History, Humour, Music / songs, Sport / Games, Theatre, TV & Radio
64 memorials
Short Brothers
Pioneering aeronautical engineers. Oswald and Eustace formed a partnership in 1897, initially working on balloons. They supplied Charles Rolls, amongst others. In 1908 Horace joined, the company wa...
1 memorial
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