Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
James Reid
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John Franklin statue
{On the front of the plinth:} To the great arctic navigator and his brave co...
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Captain Matthew Flinders
Explorer and navigator of the Australian seas. Born in Donington, Lincolnshire. Invented the Flinders Bar, a device for counteracting the vertical component of a ship's magnetic field, and gave Aus...
William Johnson
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Thomas Tadman
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
SS Erebus & SS Terror
Lost on the Franklin Expedition to find the North West Passage. See Franklin's page for more details.
John S. Peddie
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
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Walter Scott
Writer. Born Edinburgh. Extremely popular in his lifetime, worldwide. Novels include: Waverley and Ivanhoe. Poems: Lady of the Lake. Died Abbotsford, south of Edinburgh, his home since 1812. ...
Hippodrome - Harry Houdini
WC2, Cranbourn Street, Hippodrome casino
The plaque refers to the London Daily Mirror newspaper which challenged Houdini to escape from special handcuffs. On 17 March 1904 durin...
Geoffrey Hubbard
We don't know that the Geoffrey Hubbard we found on Wikipedia is the one named on the plaque but it seems likely, especially since the date of death would tally with a plaque being erected in Janua...
Elizabeth David
SW3, Halsey Street, 24
Elizabeth David, 1913 - 1992, cookery writer, lived and worked here, 1947 - 1992. English Heritage
Pepys Estate
SE8, Grove Street, The Colonnade
Our photo is taken from the east. In the background you can see the inside of the retained arched stone entrance to The Colonnade from G...
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