2002

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

In 1923 Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (descended from the Royal House of Scotland) married Prince Albert, Duke of York, the man who would become George VI when his elder brother Edward VIII abdicated. Chancellor of the University of London. Died at Royal Lodge, Windsor.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

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Hanwell Clock Tower

This clock was erected by the citizens of Ealing to commemorate the coronatio...

Queen Elizabeth Gate

Wynne was the artist for the central, cartoony, lion and unicorn screen. Lun...

Queen Mother - Grocers' Hall

Artnet shows that a copy of this bust, by Nemon, was for sale by auction at s...

Queen Mother Rose Walk

This Rose Walk has been given by friends of the National Gardens Scheme to ma...

Queen Mother statue

She died aged 101 but here she is shown aged 51, the age she was widowed, wea...

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Belgian Volunteers - WW2

Here many Belgians volunteered during World War II to fight with their allies...

Bomber Harris

Unveiled by the Queen Mother on 31 May 1992, the 50th anniversary of the firs...

Brady Settlement - opening

This building was opened by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, June 24 1...

Canadian Memorial

Unveiled by the Queen. The Canadian Memorial Foundation website has a colourf...

Captain John Smith

{On the front of the plinth:} Captain John Smith, citizen and cordwainer, 15...

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Bridewell Palace / Prison

Built by Henry VIII, who lived there 1515-23. It deteriorated so that Edward VI gave it to the City of London who then used it as a prison, hospital (actually school) and workrooms. "Bridewell" was...

Building, Law, Property, Royalty

2 memorials

King Olaf II of Norway

King of Norway 1015 - 1028. Before becoming king he was in London fighting the Danes alongside Ethelred II. Their strategy involved pulling down London Bridge, according to Londonist which has a ...

Person, Royalty, Norway

3 memorials

Queen Henrietta Maria

Born at the Louvre Palace in Paris on 16 or 26 November, daughter of the King of France. Married King Charles I on 13 June 1625 and the couple went on to have two sons who became King Charles II a...

Person, Royalty, France

2 memorials

Anne Hyde

Daughter of the 1st Earl of Clarendon. Born at Windsor Great Park. Midnight on 3rd September 1660, secretly married to the Duke of York (afterwards James II). She seems to have been the leader in t...

Person, Royalty

1 memorial

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Born Arthur William Patrick Albert, the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria. Created Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Earl of Sussex in 1874. Entered the Royal Military Academy at Woo...

Person, Armed Forces, Royalty, Canada, Ireland

11 memorials

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Harold Mugford, VC

Born Harold Sandford Mugford at 149 Keetons Road, Bermondsey. On the 11th April 1917, at Monchy-le-Preux, France, he put his machine-gun in an exposed position from which he was able to face the en...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War served, WW1

2 memorials

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

Founded as The Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children. Its first premises were at 49 Great Ormond Street a converted 17th cen...

Group, Children, Medicine

5 memorials