From their website: "The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) was set-up in 1980 to save the most outstanding parts of our heritage at risk of loss to the nation, as a memorial to those who have given their lives for the UK. The result is the national collection – an incredible world-class collection that will belong to the British people forever."
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
National Heritage Memorial Fund
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Women in WW2
The typeface used on the sides of the monument replicates that used in war-ti...
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Arctic Campaign Memorial Trust
First registered as a UK charity in 1990. Founder and Chair R. J. Wren. Activities given: "Creates memorials on behalf of Arctic (WWII) campaign veterans which includes "living memorials"."
Department of National Heritage
Created on 11 April 1992. By 2013 it had become part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport which sponsors English Heritage.
Survey of London
Founded by C. R. Ashbee in 1894, the first volume being published in 1900. With over 28 volumes published so far this is a research work-in-progress aiming to produce a comprehensive architectural ...
A. J. P. Taylor
Historian and broadcaster. Born Alan John Percivale Taylor in Birkdale, Lancashire. A lecturer in modern history at Manchester University and in international history at Oxford. His major works inc...
London Docklands Development Corporation
We did not initially recognise this logo, on at least 8 plaques in the Surrey Docks area, and maybe others elsewhere. We tried Google's image search and the results made us laugh; being an array of...
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Alderman Hannah Jeffcote
Member of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922.
Norwegian WW2 gratitude
W2, Hyde Park
A large piece of pre-Cambrian granite mounted on three smaller stones, which give it a rather comical stance.
Daphne Doreen Abbs
Daphne Doreen Abbs was born as Daphne Doreen Miles on 25 September 1930. She was the youngest of the three children of Gilbert Redvers Miles (1900-1958) and Lily Rose Miles née Lines (1901-1974). H...
Samuel Whitbread
Brewer and member of parliament. Born at Cardington, near Bedford. He set up a small brewery in London in 1742. He amassed a large fortune and invested heavily in property. M.P.for Bedford in 1768....