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Highland Council

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Countries: Scotland

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Highland Council

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Bromley Millennium Rock

Bromley Millennium Rock This boulder of Lewisian Gneiss from Lochinver in Nor...

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Polish Government in Exile

Polish Government in Exile

It was formed in the aftermath of the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 and continued through WW2 and the subsequent annexation by the Soviet Union. Based in Paris and Angers until France fell,...

Group, Politics & Administration, France, Poland

1 memorial
Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys

Diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty.  Born Salisbury Court, where his father ran a tailoring business. The house backed onto St Brides church. Highly regarded administrator of the navy. Served C...

Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Seriously Famous

16 memorials
Robert Voss, Jnr.

Robert Voss, Jnr.

Town Clerk of the Borough of Bethnal Green in 1902 and 1909. (A Robert Voss was one of Bethnal Green's vestry clerks in 1857 - perhaps related.) Referring to the records of Parmiter's Foundation B...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
G. Taylor

G. Taylor

Member of the Ealing District Council in 1899.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Bernard Joseph Brown, CBE, JP

Bernard Joseph Brown, CBE, JP

Member of the Joint Co-ordinating Committee in 1982 for opening Tower Bridge to the public.  Mayor of Hillingdon 1969-1970. Bernard Joseph Brown was born on 27 February 1916, his birth being regis...

Person, Armed Forces, Liveries & Guilds, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Sir Nicholas Winton

Sir Nicholas Winton

Sir Nicholas George Winton MBE was a British banker and humanitarian who established an organisation to rescue children at risk from Nazi Germany. Born to German-Jewish parents who had emigrated to...

Person, Children, Peace

1 memorial
Olympic Games - 2012

Olympic Games - 2012

See also 2012 Paralympics. The first event was held on 25 July in Cardiff but the opening ceremony in London was on the 27th. Closing ceremony 12 August.

Event, Sport / Games

13 memorials
Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

Actor. Born Jennifer Ann Agutter in Taunton, Somerset. Best remembered for playing the role of 'Bobbie' in the 1970 film version of the Railway Children. She had played the same role in a televisio...

Person, Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Ernie Lotinga

Ernie Lotinga

Comedian and film actor.  Born Sunderland.  Best known for a series of films in which he played a character, Josser, in the 1930s.  T. S. Eliot was a big fan.  Died London. British Pathe have some...

Person, Cinema, Humour, Theatre

1 memorial
John Sainsbury

John Sainsbury

Businessman. Born John Davan Sainsbury, one of three brothers, he entered the family business in 1950, becoming chairman and chief executive in 1969.  Created Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover.

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial