"Kingschoole" refers to the passage of the Tyburn river through the grounds of Westminster School. 'Sluice' refers to an artificial water channel controlled at its head by a gate. And there is indeed such a gate visible inside the arch at the outlet of the Tyburn.
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Kingschoole sluice
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James Brown
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Hugh Joseph Fitzpatrick
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Oscar Faber, CBE, DCL, D.Sc, MICE, MIMechE
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Ukrainian Canadians in WW2
The Ukrainian Canadians who served their country overseas during the Second World War.
John Weekes
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
King Edward VIII
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Mrs Joyce Carruthers Nash, Deputy
Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
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