These memorials have been sponsored by newspapers: the Daily Herald and the Evening Standard.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
People of London
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People of London - small plaque
This memorial, subscribed by readers of the Evening Standard, is dedicated to...
People of London - St Paul's
Cut from a single block of Irish limestone. The quote was used by Churchill b...
St james's Garden - people of London - stone
In a 1946 British Pathe news film one sees that the Garden of Remembrance was...
St james's Garden - people of London - wood
The garden on this bomb-damaged site was given by the late Viscount Southwood...
Other Subjects
Historical Society of Ottawa
Formed initially as the Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa, renamed in 1956. From their website: "To celebrate Ottawa’s centenary in 1926, the Society unveiled a memorial to Lieutenant-...
1 memorial
Theodore and Elsie Crombie
With the information provided by Kwok Li (see Miss Rose’s page) we found two items on-line which tell us a bit about the owners of Miss Rose, Theodore and Elsie Crombie: Publication for sale: “Apo...
1 memorial
Kingston Inter Faith Forum
From their 2019 page at Kingston Citizens Advice: "We serve as a channel of communication and understanding between the various faith groups, providing an opportunity for discussion of issues of mu...
1 memorial
2 memorials
O'Neill's
Chain of Irish themed public houses. The first was opened in Aberdeeen and there are currently (2013) forty-nine outlets.
1 memorial
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World War 1
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
402 memorials
Lady Diana Beauclerk
Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1735, the eldest child of the third Duke of Marlborough. She was expected to follow a traditional path through life: educated in the fashion considered suitable for a...
2 memorials
Clissold Park and House
Built as Paradise House, or Newington Park House, in the late 1700s for Jonathan Hoare. William Crawshay (1764 – 1834) bought it in 1811. He objected to his daughter's choice of a husband so it was...
2 memorials
River Effra
At the Brockwell Lido plaque there is an information board which begins by explaining the function of stink pipes: "What is a stink pipe? The lofty green pipe behind you is a Victorian stink pipe, ...
17 memorials
British Comedy Society / Dead Comics Society
Originated in the front room of John Gatenbys' family home in Highgate, during a discussion concerning Peter Seller's nearby childhood home. Out of this the 'Dead Comics Society' was born and their...
14 memorials
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