Group    From 1939  To 1945

People of London

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People of London

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People of London - small plaque

This memorial, subscribed by readers of the Evening Standard, is dedicated to...

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People of London - St Paul's

Cut from a single block of Irish limestone. The quote was used by Churchill b...

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St james's Garden - people of London - stone

In a 1946 British Pathe news film one sees that the Garden of Remembrance was...

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St james's Garden - people of London - wood

The garden on this bomb-damaged site was given by the late Viscount Southwood...

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Other Subjects

Transport for London / London Transport

Transport for London / London Transport

This organisation has been a bit of a political football, often having its name changed, as follows: 1902 - 1933 Underground Electric Railways Company of London 1933 - 1948 London Passenger Transpo...

Group, Industry, Transport

52 memorials
W. Beeson & Sons

W. Beeson & Sons

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Edinburgh College of Art

Edinburgh College of Art

It was originally founded in 1760 and acquired its present name in 1907. Notable alumni include the architects Nicholas Grimshaw and Basil Spence and the playwright John Arden. (D.A. Edin stands fo...

Group, Art, Education, Scotland

1 memorial
London & South Western Railway

London & South Western Railway

Initially named London and Southampton Railway it connected all the way to Plymouth into a London terminus at Nine Elms. The line was extended in 1848 to terminate at the new station Waterloo. L&am...

Group, Transport

2 memorials
Hendon Corporation

Hendon Corporation

The Borough of Hendon was incorporate into Barnet in 1965.

Group, Politics & Administration

2 memorials

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Brown Dog

Brown Dog

Brown mongrel/terrier male dog of about 6kg used in a vivisection in December 1902 and again, twice, on 2 February 1903 at University College, immediately after which he was killed. For more inform...

Animal, Animals, Medicine

2 memorials
Lesney Products

Lesney Products

E9, Wallis Road, 90

Erected sometime 2008-15.

1 subject commemorated
Rhymers' Club

Rhymers' Club

The Rhymers' Club met at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese where they read their poems aloud, criticised each other's work and published together. Members included: Yeats, Arthur Symons, Richard Le Gallien...

Group, Poetry

1 memorial
World War 2

World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps.  And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

377 memorials