Track and field athelete. Born Somalia. Moved to Britain aged 8 to join his father in Hounslow.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Mo Farah
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Mo Farah gold post box - Teddington
This is Mo's post box for the 5,000m; he has another one for the 10,000m at 4...
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Crystal Hale
Campaigner and community activist. Daughter of Sir Alan Herbert, she lived in Islington for almost 50 years. In the 1960s her house overlooked the City Road Basin and she led the campaign to save i...
Yaakov Springer
Weightlifting coach and wrestler. Also known as Yakov, he was born in Poland. During WW2 he took part in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Along with ten other team members, he was murdered by Palestinia...
Person, Sport / Games, Tragedy, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Poland
Surrey County Cricket Club
One of eighteen first-class county cricket clubs in England and Wales. It represents the county of Surrey and also south London. Since its foundation, its home has been The Oval, (currently, 2017, ...
Jonathan Rashleigh
Born Wiltshire into a wealthy family. First class cricketer. Married Mary Pole Stuart in 1843 and Jane Elizabeth Pugh in 1869. In 1873 he was listed as the largest landowner in Cornwall. Died Menab...
Bill Richmond
Boxer. Born a slave in Richmondtown, Staten Island, New York. He become a servant of Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, a lieutenant-general in the British army, and it is presumed that he bec...
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George Peabody
Philanthropist. Born Massachusetts, USA, descended from English immigrants to America. A merchant businessman who moved into banking, in partnership with J. S. Morgan and became extremely wealthy. ...
West London Synagogue
The synagogue community was founded in 1840 and moved to Upper Berkeley Street in 1870.
Regent's Canal Company
Created following the passing of the Regent's Canal Bill in July 1812, to cut a new canal from the Grand Junction Canal in Paddington to Limehouse and the Thames. John Nash was a large shareholder;...
Hunt's House at Guy's Hospital
Another, partial, view of this building here. Dates approximate.
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