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John Torrington

Categories: Exploring, Tragedy

John Torrington

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

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John Torrington

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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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Richard Francis Burton

Richard Francis Burton

Explorer. Born Devon. He and his wife Isabel, have a very unusual tomb at St Mary Magdalen, Worple Road, Mortlake.

Person, Exploring, Africa, Indian Sub-continent

1 memorial
Robert Hunt

Robert Hunt

Vicar. Born circa 1568. He was chaplain to the Jamestown Settlement.

Person, Exploring, Religion, USA

1 memorial
Thomas Tadman

Thomas Tadman

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

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

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

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
William (Mole man) Lyttle

William (Mole man) Lyttle

Known as the ‘Mole Man’ because he spent forty years digging a series of tunnels under his, and his neighbours' houses in Hackney. It was estimated that he had shovelled out over 100 cubic metres o...

Person, Exploring, Ireland

1 memorial

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Dr Alphonse Normandy

Dr Alphonse Normandy

WC1, Judd Street, 91

When Normandy lived here the house was numbered 67.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Nancy in Oliver Twist

Nancy in Oliver Twist

Character created by Charles Dickens in his novel Oliver Twist, first published 1838.

Fiction, Fictional

3 memorials
Children's Society - Edward Rudolf

Children's Society - Edward Rudolf

WC1, Margery Street, Edward Rudolf House

One of the more unusual positions for a memorial. It's flat on the ground behind the low wall at the entrance to this building. Perhaps...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Millais, Hoppe & Bacon

Millais, Hoppe & Bacon

SW7, Cromwell Place, 7, Millais House

National Art Collections Fund John Everett Millais, 1829 - 1896, Emil Otto Hoppe, 1878 - 1972, Francis Bacon, 1909 - 1992, and other ...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
The Red House

The Red House

Located in Bexleyheath, it was co-designed by Philip Webb and William Morris, to serve as a family home for the latter. Morris's passions for medieval-inspired neo-gothic styles are reflected throu...

Place, Architecture

1 memorial