forest industry and Provincial Government.
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Peter of Savoy
Ninth Earl of Savoy and first earl of Richmond. Uncle to Eleanor of Provence, Henry III's wife. Henry gave him the land on which, in 1263, he built the Savoy Palace.
3 memorials
Federica Montseny
Anarchist and writer. Born Spain. As Minister of Health during the social revolution she was the first woman to be a minister of a Western European country. During Franco's rule, she lived in Franc...
1 memorial
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1852-54.
1 memorial
Sir Francis Knollys
Treasurer of the Royal Household. Served Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Father to Viscount Wallingford. Surname pronounced "Noles" - another shibboleth for that Nazi spy disguised as one of us.
1 memorial
Magna Carta
There are four surviving original copies of Magna Carta - two in the British Library, one at Lincoln Cathedral and one at Salisbury Cathedral. The British Library is the place to go to learn about...
7 memorials
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Hitchcock bust
N1, Poole Street, Gainsborough Studios
There's a suggestion in the sculpture that the face is actually a mask.
1 subject commemorated,
37 creators
H. M. Ellis
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Viscount John Slim
John Douglas Slim, son of General Slim. 2nd viscount. 1944 joined the army. 1971 made President of the Burma Star Association. His Wikipedia page gives details of his life and confirms that he di...
2 memorials
Alexandre Pigeard
Killed in the 2017 London Bridge attack. Aged 27, he was working as a waiter at the Boro Bistro.
1 memorial
Ricardo Street School air raid - Fire Brigades Union plaque
E14, Kerbey Street, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School
We can't find an image of the school that was bombed. An early school appears on this 1895 map, occupying the northern part of the site, ...
Civilian war dead | WW2
7 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
7 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
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