We believe this group now encompasses Comic Heritage, Musical Heritage, Sports Heritage and Films and Television Heritage. Its aim is to pay tribute to Britain's entertainers and raise funds for good causes at the same time.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Heritage Foundation
Creations i
BBC Television Centre - Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe, 1915 - 1982. BBC and the Heritage Foundation
BBC Television Centre - Bill Owen
Bill Owen MBE, 1914 - 1999. BBC and the Heritage Foundation
BBC Television Centre - Derek Nimmo
Derek Nimmo, 1930 - 1999. BBC and the Heritage Foundation
BBC Television Centre - Dick Emery
Dick Emery, 1917 - 1983. BBC and the Heritage Foundation
Other Subjects
Sir Derek Jacobi
Actor. Born Derek George Jacobi in Leytonstone. He was invited by Sir Laurence Olivier to be a founder member of the Royal National Theatre. Probably best known for playing the eponymous lead in th...
1 memorial
Sir Christopher Lee
Actor. Born Christopher Frank Carandini Lee in Belgravia. Ian Fleming was his step-cousin. After war service in various parts of Europe he took up acting, although at first he was told he was too ...
1 memorial
Reg Varney
Actor. Born Reginald Alfred Varney in Canning Town. He appeared in the television series, 'The Rag Trade' and also the highly popular 'On the Buses', the latter of which produced three spin-off fil...
1 memorial
Montagu Pyke
In 1908 Pyke converted two shops at 164-166 Edgware Road into a cinema. This was a success and he created more, naming each one the Cinematograph Theatre. By 1910 he had 5 cinemas, each an independ...
1 memorial
Jean Vigo
Film director. Born Paris to an anarchist father. Vigo's two important films are Zero for Conduct (1933) and L'Atalante (1934). Vigo's anarchism is discussed at Libcom. Died Paris.
1 memorial
Previously viewed
New River
The so-called New River is actually an aqueduct built 1609 - 1613 from near Ware, Hertfordshire, to Islington to bring fresh water from country springs to the City. It required a 1602 charter from ...
8 memorials
1 memorial
Tanya Russell
Sculptor. Apprenticed for 7 years with her parents, sculptors Lorne McKean FRBS and Edwin Russell FRBS. Other works in London: Minerva at Minerva plc HQ, Wigmore Street (2005);The Hands of Justice ...
1 memorial
The Great Storm - Ken Wood
NW3, Ken Wood
The Great Storm In the early hours of 16th October 1987, a hurricane force wind swept through Ken Wood. 54 mature trees were blown down a...
16 subjects commemorated,
18 creators
Palingswick House
Former private house, school and home for diabetic children. Now the West London Free School.
1 memorial
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