Event    From 27/7/2012  To 12/8/2012

Olympic Games - 2012

Categories: Sport / Games

See also 2012 Paralympics. The first event was held on 25 July in Cardiff but the opening ceremony in London was on the 27th. Closing ceremony 12 August.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Olympic Games - 2012

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2012 Commemorations - Blackheath

The names on the outer circumference sound as though they are areas of Blackh...

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2012 Olympics Bell

The quotation, from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', was spoken by Kenneth Branag...

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Charlotte Dujardin gold post box

{On plaque attached to side of box:} This post box has been painted gold by R...

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Chaucer and Aldgate

{On a worn notice stuck to the pavement immediately below the wooden structur...

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Chinese Polo Players

{On a nearby ornamental base:} 2012 London Polo. By Huang Jian, China China i...

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Heritage Foundation

Heritage Foundation

We believe this group now encompasses Comic Heritage, Musical Heritage, Sports Heritage and Films and Television Heritage. Its aim is to pay tribute to Britain's entertainers and raise funds for go...

Group, Cinema, History, Humour, Music / songs, Sport / Games, Theatre, TV & Radio

64 memorials
Alf Ramsey

Alf Ramsey

Football player and manager. Born Alfred Ernest Ramsey in Dagenham. He played for Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and the England teams before becoming manager of Ipswich Town. He was appointed mana...

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Kenneth Wolstenholme

Kenneth Wolstenholme

BBC football commentator: "some people are on the pitch...they think it's all over....it is now!".  Born Lancashire. Bomber pilot in WW2, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar for 100 succ...

Person, Sport / Games, TV & Radio

1 memorial
George Allison

George Allison

Football manager, journalist and broadcaster. He was the BBC's first sports commentator and Arsenal Football Club's second longest serving manager, 1934 - 47.

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
The Brentham Club

The Brentham Club

Sports and leisure club.

Place, Sport / Games

1 memorial