International organization that brings together scholars and public figures to work toward reducing the danger of armed conflict and to seek solutions to global security threats. Founded by Joseph Rotblat and Bertrand Russell in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada, following the release of the Russell–Einstein Manifesto in 1955.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
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Sir Joseph Rotblat
Sir Joseph Rotblat, KCMG, CBE, FRS (1908 - 2005) one of Poland's finest sons,...
Other Subjects
Viscount John Slim
John Douglas Slim, son of General Slim. 2nd viscount. 1944 joined the army. 1971 made President of the Burma Star Association. His Wikipedia page gives details of his life and confirms that he di...
2 memorials
1 memorial
Phillip John Willoughby, JP
Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
1 memorial
Battersea Town Hall
A Grade II* listed building, designed in 1891 by E. W. Mountford (1855 - 1908) opened in 1893 as Battersea Town Hall. Sculptural work by Horace and Paul Montford. In 1965 Battersea and Wandsworth a...
2 memorials
1 memorial
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Duke of Wellington - Woolwich
SE18, Arsenal Way, Wellington Park
Originally erected, in 1848, at the Tower of London where the Board of Ordnance was in the Duke's time. Its location can be deduced from ...
1 subject commemorated,
3 creators
St George in the East war memorial
E1, Cannon Street Road, St George's Gardens
The "Give thanks" phrase does not appear to be a quotation, as we first thought, or if it is, it's eluded us. St George's website has a ...
War dead | WW1
98 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
98 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Toilet opened - Aldgate
EC3, Aldgate High Street
Either this plaque is a joke or there is something special about the toilet. Perhaps this was the first of this style of toilet in the C...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Sir Bruce Forsyth
TV presenter and all-round entertainer. Born Edmonton. Sunday Night at the London Palladium, The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right, Strictly Come Dancing - the shows just...
3 memorials
Alice Hogg
Alice Anna Graham was born on 9 October 1846 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, the eldest of the eight children of William Graham (1817-1885) and Jane Catherine Graham née Lowndes (1820-1899). Her fat...
1 memorial
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