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WW2 - Westminster
15 August is the official VJ Day in the UK so erecting this plaque on Wednesd...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
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September 11 - Westminster
The picture for the Westminster Tree Trust shows one of these trees being pla...
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Albergo del Pellegrino
This building was used as a hotel, 'The Pilgrim' until about 1930. It was demolished following WW2 bomb damage. The photo shows the east side and Byron's window was on the first floor, fourth fro...
Albion Tavern
26 Russell Street (previously Great Russel Street). Pubs History lists licencees from 1848 but it dates back to the 18th century at least. Closed by 1922.
Britten - Pears Foundation
From the website: "We promote the music of Benjamin Britten and his work with singer Peter Pears, and are based at the home they shared, The Red House in Aldeburgh." Britten and Pears lived here f...
May Day demonstration in Hyde Park, 1890
Paste Tense describes why and how the 1st of May became the International Workers' Day, how the first such day, in 1890, was planned in the United Kingdom, and goes on to describe: "The main demons...
Royal Society
Also known as the Royal Society of London (for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge). A learned society for science, granted a royal charter by King Charles II. Wren was a founding member. The Soc...
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Thomas Hawksley
Civil engineer, particularly with water projects. Born near Nottingham. Died at home at 14 Phillimore Gardens.
John Napier
Mathematician. Born Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, his family home. 7th Laird of Merchiston (though Wikipedia says 8th). Inventor of logarithms, so beloved of school children everywhere. Died Edinbu...
S. J. Theobald
Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Private Sidney Jack Theobald was born in 1895 in Clapham, the younger son of James Theobald and Charlotte Grace Theobald née Fisher. H...
William Reeve
Composer. Born London. 1783 took a composing job at Astley's Amphitheatre. Went on to compose at Covent Garden and Sadler's Wells theatres amongst others. Died at home in Marchmont Street.
Stevie Smith
Author and poet. Born Florence Margaret Smith in Kingston upon Hull. She supposedly got her nickname when out riding with a friend, who thought she looked like the jockey Steve Donoghue. Her father...
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