Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
James Rioden
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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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Charles H. Osmer
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
John Weekes
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Sir Leonard Woolley
Archaeologist. Born at 13 Southwold Road, Hackney. He was one of the first modern archaeologists, who excavated in a methodical way, keeping careful records, and using them to reconstruct ancient l...
Celia Fiennes
Traveller and diarist. Born near Salisbury. Moved to join a sister's family in London in 1691. She explored England on horse-back at a time when travel was difficult and particularly so for a wo...
James Thompson
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
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John Birnie Philip
John Birnie Philip was born on 23 November 1824 in London, the third son of the five children of William Philip (1781-1865) and Elizabeth Philip née Rhind (b.1786). His father was a tailor and he ...
London and North Eastern Railway
The second largest of the 'Big Four' railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921. It served the area north and east of London, including the East Coast Main Line from London to Edinburgh via...
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park war memorial
E3, Southern Grove, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
The tablets are numbered with roman numerals: I - XVI. Panels 1-10 carry 198 WW1 names in alphabetic sequence. Panel 11 is headed up 'Ad...
285 subjects commemorated
William Johnson Cory
Teacher, scholar and poet. Born Devon as William Johnson. As assistant master at Eton College, 1845 - 1872, he composed the words for the Eton Boating Song. In 1850 he published a collection of ...
Palmette in pavement
WC1, Euston Road, St Pancras New Church
The palmette is a common decorative motif used in Greek, and in this instance Greek revival, architecture. It can also be seen along the ...
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