Person    | Male  Born 2/9/1900  Died 3/10/1947

John Dower

John Dower

Civil servant and architect. John Gordon Dower was born and died in Yorkshire. In 1945, invalided out of military service, he produced the official report which set out what National Parks in England and Wales should be like, and helped lay the foundations for the 'National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949' which created the National Park system.

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John Dower

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Shakespeare House

{Top plaque:} John Dower - Architect A. T. Rowley Ltd - Builders 1934 {Middl...

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William Nisbet Blair

William Nisbet Blair

Architect. Born Morpeth, Northumberland. Appointed St Pancras Borough Engineer in 1893 and still in post in 1906. Lived at 23 West Hill. Father of the entomologist, Kenneth Blair. Died Middlesex. H...

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
John Pollard Seddon

John Pollard Seddon

Born London House, 150 Aldersgate Street. Architect whose designs included the University College, Aberystwyth. He was essentially an ecclesiastical architect, building and restoring many churches....

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
Sylvia Blanc

Sylvia Blanc

She was born as Sylvia Sara Cole and her birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1927 in the Willesden registration district. In 1953 she married Alan John Blanc (1929-1995) in Marylebone and el...

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
Sir John James Burnet

Sir John James Burnet

Architect.  Born Glasgow.  Studied in Paris and returned to gain significant commisions in Glasgow.  His first work in London was the Edward VII Galleries at the British Museum, for which he was kn...

Person, Architecture, Scotland

1 memorial
W. Gilbee Scott

W. Gilbee Scott

William Gilbee Scott had a practice at 25, Bedford Row.  The only building, apart from the How Gateway, we can find by him is the Salvation Army Citadel in Sheffield. 2016: via Facebook Neil Jacks...

Person, Architecture, Scotland

1 memorial

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Leopold Marks

Leopold Marks

Jewish writer, screenwriter, and cryptographer. Leopold (Leo) Samuel Marks, MBE, was Chief of Codes at Special Operations Executive (SOE) in WW2. He was a key trainer of secret agents sent to defea...

Person, Espionage

1 memorial
submarine G.7

submarine G.7

Lost in WW1

Vehicle

1 memorial
William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington

William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington

Second Lord Kensington. He served as member of parliament for Haverfordwest from 1802 to 1818. He was the instigator of the failed Kensington Canal. Constructed in 1828 it was replaced with rail tr...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Adam Smith

Adam Smith

Scottish philosopher and economist best known for "The Wealth of Nations", his pioneering book on free trade and market economics.

Person, Economist, Philosophy, Seriously Famous, Scotland

2 memorials