Wife of Sir Samuel Hoare, Viscount Templewood but achieved her DBE in her own right, by flying in 1927 a 12,000-mile round trip flight inaugurating the London-Cairo-Delhi air service, the first woman ever to fly such a distance. Her husband accompanied her for which he was appointed GBE. Even for the times this seems an easy way for him to pick up letters after his name.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Lady Maud Hoare DBE
Creations i
Croydon airport opening
There are two versions of this plaque, identically worded, attached to either...
Other Subjects
Frederick Handley Page
Aircraft designer and manufacturer. His company manufactured the Halifax bombers used in WW2.
1 memorial
Royal Naval Air Service
We can't find a date for when this was first formed; it seems to have come into existence gradually. The use of aircraft for military and naval purposes was first discussed officially in 1908. Tw...
2 memorials
Sir Barnes Wallis
Designer and engineer. Born Barnes Neville Wallis in Ripley, Derbyshire. He was employed by Vickers for most of his working life and designed part of the R100 airship. His most famous achievement w...
3 memorials
Croydon airport
Croydon was London's first international airport. The terminal building, 1928 - 1959, was one of the first purpose-built terminal buildings in the world. The air traffic control tower is the first ...
3 memorials
First British airmail post office
At this time post offices were 10-a-penny (cheaper than the stamps they sold, ha ha) but airmail post offices were rare as hens' teeth, since airmail did not exist - the only way to send a letter b...
1 memorial
Previously viewed
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Hitchcock mosaics 01 - The Birds, 1963
E11, Church Lane, Leytonstone tube station
Rather than repeat information on all 17 pages we have put everything about the creators of these murals on the first mural only, The Birds.
1 subject commemorated,
3 creators
Goodenough House
WC1, Mecklenburgh Square, Goodenough House
Carved on the wall to the right of the front door: "William Goodenough House, 1957 Goodenough College"
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Raising the tower - Wandsworth All Saints
The upper storey of the west tower was added in 1841 to enable a peal of eight bells to be installed. The picture shows the tower in 1810, pre-works.
1 memorial
George Nissel
NW1, Siddons Lane
This plaque, on the right flank wall of the red brick building, was unveiled on the same day as the Dallos plaque. The building which h...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them