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John Downing

Categories: Exploring, Tragedy

John Downing

Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

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John Downing

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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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Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

Titular character in the novel by Daniel Defoe published in 1719. See also Friday.

Fiction, Exploring, Fictional, Seriously Famous

1 memorial
Amelia Edwards

Amelia Edwards

Egyptologist, novelist, journalist, traveller. Born Colebrook Row, Islington. First visited Egypt in 1873 and co-founded the Egypt Exploration Fund in 1882. Never married and bequeathed her collect...

Person, Exploring, History, Egypt

1 memorial
Solomon Tozer

Solomon Tozer

Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Cornelius Hickey

Cornelius Hickey

Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
James Fitzjames

James Fitzjames

Role on the lost expedition: Captain on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial

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Carpenters' Hall plaque - rebuilding

Carpenters' Hall plaque - rebuilding

EC2, London Wall, 1 Throgmorton Avenue

The plaque refers to the unveiling day being 'Election Day'. There was no General Election in 1956. The Lord Mayor's election to office d...

2 subjects commemorated, 8 creators
James Collins
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
King William III (of Orange)

King William III (of Orange)

Son of William II, Prince of Orange, and Mary Stuart (daughter of Charles I). Born in The Hague. Married another grandchild of Charles I, Mary II (daughter of James II). William was formally invite...

Person, Race Issues, Royalty, Seriously Famous, Netherlands

12 memorials
David Clatworthy

David Clatworthy

Auxiliary fireman killed in an air raid on Poplar

Person, Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
William Bateman Fagan

William Bateman Fagan

Born Bermondsey. Andrew Behan's researches have found that when he was baptised on 7 April 1872 at St Mary Newington Church, Lambeth his date of birth was recorded as 3 September 1860. Lots of inte...

Person, Sculpture

12 memorials