This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Men of the parish of St Mary's, Somers Town who fell in WW1
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St Mary's War Memorial
The lettering is, unusually, made up of dots, pierced in the stone.
Other Subjects
Camp Griffiss / Widewing
WW2 US military base in Bushy Park named after the first American aviator killed in Europe in WW2. Four blocks of temporary buildings were constructed in 60 acres in the north-east section of Bush...
Portman family
in 1532 Sir William Portman of Somerset, Lord Chief Justice to Henry VIII acquired land covering an area of 270 acres stretching from Oxford Street to Regents Canal. A large part of this land, no...
31 (City of London) Signal Regiment
A Territorial Army regiment in the Royal Corps of Signals. It was formed to provide Strategic Communications to a NATO Headquarters.
Leighton Fund
Originated as the bequest left by Lord Leighton in 1896. Bob Speel provides some useful information about what the fund has bought. The newspaper article quoted at Sloane Square fountain contains:...
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W. B. Yeats
Poet and dramatist. Born in Dublin to John Butler Yeats. A member of The Rhymers' Club. Died in Roquebrune, France.
Grunwick workers strike
Grunwick was a photographic film processing firm. 90% of its employees were either of Asian or Afro-Caribbean origin and working conditions were oppressive. Following the sacking of an employee for...
ICI - 1 - Cavendish
SW1, Millbank, 9, Imperial Chemical House
For an idea of what this area used to be like see this 1894ish map. It was all redeveloped following the 1928 flood. This block was desig...
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