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,...
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Sir Christopher Walford
Lord Mayor of London in 1995, from the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards.
1 memorial
John R. Doubleday
Trustee of the Lambeth Hayles Estate development in 1894.
1 memorial
Nicholas Barbon
Builder and economist, a key figure in the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire. Laid out Essex Street in 1675. Also redeveloped Red Lion Fields and the Temple. It seems he was an extrovert ro...
1 memorial
William, Lord Hastings
An important man in the court of Edward IV, rising to the position of Lord Chamberlain. On the king’s death he supported his brother, the later Richard III, but something was not to Richard’s liki...
2 memorials
Sir T. Gregory Foster
First name was Thomas but he did not use it. The first Provost of University College London, 1904–1929. Vice-Chancellor of the University of London from 1928 to 1930.
1 memorial
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Philip Geddes
Journalist, 24. From Geddes Trust (previously geddesprize.co.uk): The awards are named after Philip Geddes, a member of St Edmund Hall {Oxford University} and a journalist of considerable promise. ...
1 memorial
Sutton Housing Trust
EC1, City Road
The 'done' on the plaque is, we're pretty certain, a guerrilla sticker, as unwanted as all the graffiti.
1 subject commemorated
Spiritualist Temple - Conan Doyle
NW1, Rochester Square, Rochester Square Spiritualist Temple
The wooden cross atop the building supports a neon cross, wired to an electrical box so rusty that we doubt it still lights the way for N...
1 creator
Joseph Whitehead & Sons Ltd
Contractor in marble work, responsible for the design and execution of works such as the drinking fountains for the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. Based at Imperial W...
4 memorials
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