A member of the Jamaican harmony trio Mighty Diamonds (see Donald "Tabby" Shaw for more information). Simpson died, aged 71, of a combination of Covid-19 and diabetes just 3 days after Shaw had been murdered.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson
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Mellow Mix Studios in Hackney
The Hackney Citizen reported that the names on the plaque are all "late Afric...
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Paul Robeson
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Johann Strauss, senior
Founder of the Strauss dynasty of Viennese light music composers. He composed 'Radetzky March', amongst others.
Soul II Soul
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Amy Winehouse
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Drill Hall - foundation stone
W1, Chenies Street, Drill Hall
In the spandrels above the entrance door: "Bloomsbury Rifles Pro Patria Semper" ('for my country always'). The technique used for this le...
Catherine Booth statue - Mile End
E1, Mile End Road
When we first visited in 2014 William's statue was looking very pale - showing its fibreglass material. In 2017 it had been re-bronzed an...
W. B. Smart
Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.
Newton in Jermyn Street
SW1, Jermyn Street, 86/87
LCC Sir Isaac Newton, 1642 - 1727, lived here.{On the lower plaque:} Tablet fixed 1908. Premises rebuilt & tablet refixed 1915.
J. & E. Hall, Dartford
From Dartford Archive: "In the early days the company specialised in heavy foundry-based engineering. Later on, the company developed a specialisation in refrigeration engineering." We wondered wh...
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