Event    From 1887 

Open Spaces Act, 1887

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Open Spaces Act, 1887

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St Mary Magdalene Gardens

These grounds were laid out under the Open Spaces Act at the joint expense of...

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Edward Bowles

Edward Bowles

Horticulturalist. Born Edward Augustus Bowles but professionally known as E. A. Bowles. Born at his family's home, Myddelton House near Enfield, where he later created a garden, now open to the pu...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture

2 memorials
Hugh Gyle-Thompson

Hugh Gyle-Thompson

Born Denbighshire, Wales, son of A. G. Thompson and Bertha Evelyn Thompson. In 1938 he married Sara Elizabeth Ninita Forbes, daughter of Sir Victor Courtenay Walter Forbes. A person with this name...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Wales

1 memorial
The Friends of Greenwich Park

The Friends of Greenwich Park

A charity dedicated to the conservation, improvement and enjoyment of Greenwich Park.

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Friends of Telegraph Hill Park

Friends of Telegraph Hill Park

Active in 2008 and, 2024, this might be their Facebook page Telegraph Hill Park Voice.

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial

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William Thackeray

William Thackeray

Novelist. Born Calcutta, full name William Makepeace Thackeray.  Best known for the novel: Vanity Fair. Died suddenly from a stroke having returned home to Onslow Square after dining out. He was fo...

Person, Literature, Seriously Famous, India

9 memorials
Honourable Artillery Company

Honourable Artillery Company

London unit about which IanVisits writes "oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior in the Territorial Army. It has the rare distinction of having fought on both the...

Group, Armed Forces

4 memorials
Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II

Born 17 Bruton Street, to the Duke and Duchess of York. For information on where she was brought up see Byron Statue. When she was 10 her father became King George VI (on the abdication of his brot...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

124 memorials
Old Westminster Library - head 3 - Chaucer

Old Westminster Library - head 3 - Chaucer

SW1, Great Smith Street

The foundation stone is immediately to the right of the central entrance. Above the entrance: "Westminster Public Library, The united pa...

1 subject commemorated
Conscientious Objectors WW1 - Haringey

Conscientious Objectors WW1 - Haringey

N4, Green Lanes, The Salisbury

Yes, there are two different (but correct) spellings of the name of the borough, even on the same plaque (Harringay / Haringey). Actor J...

3 subjects commemorated, 5 creators