Event    From 1642  To 1651

English Civil War

The English Civil War was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of religious freedom. Important figures and events: Charles I, Long Parliament, Charles II, Oliver Cromwell.

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English Civil War

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Brentford Monument

Brentford High Street have carried out some magnificent research on Brentford...

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F. Richards

F. Richards

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
C. Osborne

C. Osborne

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Shadwell Drill Shed

Shadwell Drill Shed

We can find no image of the Drill Hall but have found a "Drill Shed" on a 1887 map.  In Google Satellite View we can see about 3 buildings labelled Shadwell Basin Activities Centre on the site. 

Building, Armed Forces

1 memorial
K. P. Harman

K. P. Harman

Camden Borough engineer & surveyor in 1969. Initials after his name: "B.Sc. (Eng.) F.I.C.E., F.I.Mun.E.". From the information given by Dugald Gonsal which is shown on our Memorial entry for t...

Person, Armed Forces, Engineering

1 memorial
Major General Orde Wingate

Major General Orde Wingate

British army officer.  Born in India to a military family.  One of the founders of modern guerrilla warfare, he specialised in creating military units which used these tactics, the best known such ...

Person, Armed Forces, Africa, Burma, India, Israel/Palestine

2 memorials