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Henry Van Dyke

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Countries: USA

Henry Van Dyke

American poet.

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Henry Van Dyke

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September 11 Memorial Garden

From a nearby information board: "Each column of the pergola is formed from ...

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Rupert Brooke

Rupert Brooke

WW1 poet.  Born Rugby.  Joined the navy and sailed to the Med. but died on his way to Gallipoli from an infected mosquito bite, on a French hospital ship moored in the Aegean Sea.  Buried in an oli...

Person, Poetry, Greece

2 memorials
Theodore Watts-Dunton

Theodore Watts-Dunton

Writer and poet. Born at St Ives in the former county of Huntingdonshire as Walter Theodore Watts. He later added his mother's maiden surname. He had a particular interest in gypsy lore and publish...

Person, Poetry

1 memorial
Edwin Arnold

Edwin Arnold

Journalist and poet, Born at Gravesend. In 1852 he obtained the Newdigate prize for his first poem, 'The Feast of Belshazzar' ('High on a throne of ivory and gold, From crown to footstool clad in p...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Poetry, India, USA

1 memorial
Tiruvalluvar

Tiruvalluvar

Author of the Tirukkural, the classic text of Tamil philosophy and ethics. The Tamil poet is commonly believed to have been born in the First Century BC in Madras (now called Chennai) in south ea...

Person, Poetry, India

1 memorial
Andreas Kalvos

Andreas Kalvos

Poet. Born on the island of Zakynthos (then part of the Venetian Republic). In 1802 his father took him and his brother to a Greek community in Livorno, Italy and he never saw his mother again. He ...

Person, Nationalism, Poetry, Greece, Italy

1 memorial

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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II

Born 17 Bruton Street, to the Duke and Duchess of York. For information on where she was brought up see Byron Statue. When she was 10 her father became King George VI (on the abdication of his brot...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

126 memorials
Guy's Hospital

Guy's Hospital

Founded by Thomas Guy in concept in 1721 but it was not until 6 January 1725 that the first sixty patients were admitted.  Aim 25 have a good summary of the history.  Guy's and St Thomas' are consi...

Place, Medicine

13 memorials
Lord Kelvin

Lord Kelvin

Mathematical physicist and engineer. Born Belfast. His family moved to Glasgow when he was aged 11. Worked in thermodynamics and on the transatlantic cable. 1st Baron Kelvin. Died Largs Ayrshire.

Person, Science, Ireland, Scotland

5 memorials
Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival

1959, 30 January: a "Caribbean Carnival" was held in St Pancras Town Hall.  This annual event was organised by Claudia Jones and directed by Edric Connor (husband of Pearl Connor). It featured caly...

Event, Community / Clubs, Race Issues, Tourism / Traditions, Caribbean Islands

5 memorials
Frank Scarlett

Frank Scarlett

Modernist architect. We can find no information about him and no image, so for our picture we show the building which is considered his masterpiece: Starlock House, Rye. 2018: We were contacted by...

Person, Architecture

1 memorial