Forgive us, we've used this page as somewhere to hold the picture of the memorial in its original 1920 location.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
men of Great Northern Railway who gave their lives in WW1
Commemorated ati
King's Cross war memorial - 1. pre-renovations
There are 937 names, listed alphabetically (with a few out of sequence) in 11...
King's Cross War memorial - 2. temporary
{On the broken piece of stone to the upper right:} King's Cross Station conco...
King's Cross war memorial - 3. post-renovations
{On the left side of the rusty information panel:} The war memorial at King’s...
Other Subjects
Hammersmith Bridge
The original bridge was designed by William Tierney Clark, and was the first suspension bridge over the River Thames. By the 1870s, it became evident that it was not strong enough to support the vo...
Southall rail crash
An InterCity 125 high speed passenger train from Swansea failed to slow down in response to warning signals and collided with a freight train crossing its path. Seven people were killed and 139 inj...
drovers trail via Hackney
The route to Bishopsgate can still be seen clearly on a current map, wending its way fairly directly via roads and footpaths from Mare Street Narroway down to Virginia Road which, prior redevelopme...
West Brompton Station
A station was first opened here as part of the West London Extension Joint Railway (WLER). In 1869 the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR) opened its own station (pictured, still in use and now Lis...
Frederick Parslow, VC
Born Islington. Mercantile marine, Captain of the SS Anglo-Californian. Died in a German submarine attack off the Irish coast. His son, also Frederick, who was on the ship as the second mate, took...
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Bishop Wood of Croydon
Wilfred Denniston Wood was Bishop of Croydon 1985 -2003, the first black bishop in the Church of England. He came second in the "100 Great Black Britons" list in 2004. Born in Barbados, ordained th...
King Edward VIII
Born as Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, at White Lodge in Richmond Park. Known to friends and family as David. Reigned 20 January - 10 December 1936 when he abdicated in favo...
9th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
The 9th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles), was formed on 1 April 1908 by the amalgamation of regiments under the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907. T...
Sir Horace Jones
Architect. Born 15 Size Lane, Bucklersbury, EC4. Did a lot of work in the City, at Guildhall and Smithfield, Billingsgate, Leadenhall Markets, the Guildhall School of Music, Tower Bridge. President...
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