Group    From 1/8/1952 

Holiday Inn

Categories: Tourism / Traditions

Countries: USA

Hotel chain. Founded in Memphis, Tennessee, by Kemmons Wilson. There are currently (2018) about 2,500 hotels worldwide.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Holiday Inn

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Rotary Armillary

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Black History Walks

Black History Walks

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Henry Croft

Henry Croft

The original Pearly King. Born in the St Pancras Workhouse (now, 2015, the St Pancras Hospital, immediately north of St Pancras Gardens). His mother was in and out of the workhouse, sometimes givin...

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Martin Spencer

Martin Spencer

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Clerks' well at Clerkenwell

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 ...

Place, Food & Drink, Tourism / Traditions

1 memorial
Cornish Gorsedd

Cornish Gorsedd

The Gorsedh is a non-political, non affiliated to any religion, non-profit-making organisation. It exists to maintain the national Celtic spirit of Cornwall, to promote the study of literature, ar...

Group, History, Tourism / Traditions

1 memorial