Hotel chain. Founded in Memphis, Tennessee, by Kemmons Wilson. There are currently (2018) about 2,500 hotels worldwide.
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Holiday Inn
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Rotary Armillary
An armillary (or astrolabe) is a model comprising rings showing the positions...
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Martin Spencer
Swan Marker and Barge Master of the Vinters Company c.2006-7. Modelled for the figure in the Vintners statue. Deceased by 2023.
1 memorial
Tower Bridge
Named not for its own two towers but for the nearby, pre-existing Tower of London. Tower Bridge was designed by Horace Jones, the City Architect, in collaboration with the engineer, John Wolfe Barr...
5 memorials
Crunchy the Credit Crunch Monster
Official mascot of the global recession.
2 memorials
Clerks' well at Clerkenwell
First mentioned in 1174. Closed by about 1850 and effectively lost. Rediscovered in 1924 during building works. We normally find pictures of our subjects out on the web but we just could not find ...
1 memorial
London Stone
Elizabeth I's occultist, John Dee, believed this stone had magic powers. Elsewhere you may read that it is connected to the Roman Brutus but that story was fabricated in 1862. The Museum of London ...
2 memorials
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Lady Dorothy Nevill
Hostess, horticulturist, collector, writer. Born 11 Berkeley Square. Daughter of Horatio Walpole, third earl of Orford, Died at home at 45 Charles Street.
1 memorial
Mill Hill Estate
Mill Hill Park Acton provides a good history: Richard White's widow sold the estate in 1859 and the fields north of the big house were developed (Mill Hill Road) while the house and grounds were oc...
1 memorial
1 memorial
World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
376 memorials
Giambologna / Bologna
Sculptor. Giambologna or Jean Boulogne. Born in Flanders but spent his working life in Italy.
2 memorials
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