Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Bailey
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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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Edward Little
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese nobleman who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, in 1488, the first European known to do so since ancient times.
Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, DCL, FRS
Naval officer and arctic explorer. Born Bath. The Canadian Encyclopedia says "He contributed much to the eventual discovery of the Northwest Passage and the North Pole." Lieut-Governor of Greenw...
John Wilson
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Sir Joseph Hooker
Botanist and explorer. Born Joseph Dalton Hooker, son of Sir William, at Halesworth, Suffolk. He travelled widely around the world, bringing back many species of plants to Britain. Became director ...
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Dr. William Martin
Shakespeare scholar. Doctor of Law and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Active in 1909.
Lewisham Victoria Cross memorial
SE13, Lewisham High Street
This website gives the name of the recipients of the Victoria Cross from Lewisham and nearby areas.
First residential roof-top wind turbines
W14, Kensington High Street, 388, Tollard House
Tollard House, the first residential roof top wind turbines installed in the city of London by the Green Company, www.the-green-company.c...
Mother Goose
The interment register at St Olaves Hart Street records Mother Goose being buried on 14 September 1586. This is extremely strange so we did some digging. The story of a goose laying golden eggs ca...
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