Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Croydon victims of WW2
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Croydon Minster war memorial - plaque
"God created man to be immortal" is from the Wisdom of Solomon 2:23.
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Lockerbie bombing
Pan Am 103 flying Heathrow to New York's JFK was destroyed by a bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland. 270 were killed: 243 passengers, 16 crew, 11 on the ground.
The Duchess of Duke Street
BBC television series, loosely based on the career of Rosa Lewis. It starred Gemma Jones as Louise Trotter and Christopher Cazenove as her nephew.
Balham Station bombing
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Charing Cross Station - renovation
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Abbeyfield Society
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