100,000 costermongers' donkeys worked in and around the market. The picture source says: "In the 1860s there were as many as 2,000 donkey barrows on a Saturday morning in Covent Garden Market."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
donkeys of Covent Garden
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Covent Garden donkeys
Covent Garden Area Trust has an interesting page about the unveiling ceremony.
Other Subjects
Alice Drakoules
Campaigner for animal welfare. Alice Marie Drakoules (née Lambe) was born c.1850 near Brussels to English parents. 1876 married William Lewis, the managing director of the Union Assurance Company...
horses killed on service with British regular & territorial cavalry regiments
The memorial says "millions" have been killed and we don't dispute that. In particular see horses killed in Hyde Park terrorist attack.
Mrs Catherine Smithies
Born as Catherine Bywater. Founded the Band of Mercy movement in Britain. She also campaigned against slavery but we can find no details. Her home, Earlham Grove House, built c.1865, has also been...
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Mayor's and City of London Courts
A county court in the City of London, which is the successor to courts pre-dating the County Courts Act of 1846, which introduced the modern system of county courts. Under the Courts Act of 1971, i...
Order of St John of Jerusalem
Order of St John of Jerusalem The Order of St John of Jerusalem combined religion, crusading military might and the care of the sick. 1309-1522 the primary home of the Order was the island of Rhode...
The Who
Rock band. Members: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon.
Lambs Conduit pump
WC1, Long Yard
Lambs Conduit the property of the City of London this pump is erected for the benefit of the publick.
Margery Allingham
W2, Westbourne Terrace Road, Hurlingham House
Margery Allingham, 1904 - 1966, writer of crime fiction and creator of Albert Campion, lived here, 1916 - 1926. City of Westminster
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