Born Kilkee, county Clare, Ireland. He led several Antarctic expeditions and located the South magnetic pole during his voyage of 1907-1909. Died of a heart attach on a voyage to the South Atlantic on his ship Quest moored in South Georgia.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Ernest Shackleton
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Hay's Wharf - riverside
Hay's Galleria In the mid 1850's, following the steady rise of the River Tham...
Shackleton statue
In Exhibition Road façade, on left of picture. This bronze statue stands in a...
Sir Ernest Shackleton - SE26
Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874 - 1922) antarctic explorer, lived here. L.C.C.
Other Subjects
Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, DCL, FRS
Naval officer and arctic explorer. Born Bath. The Canadian Encyclopedia says "He contributed much to the eventual discovery of the Northwest Passage and the North Pole." Lieut-Governor of Greenw...
1 memorial
Harry D. S. Goodsir
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin. A skeleton was found which is thought to be his. See the picture source for how they did that.
1 memorial
Solomon Tozer
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
William Sinclair
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
William Strong
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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Shepherd's Bush Library - plaque
W12, Uxbridge Road, 7
Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group tell us that the discrepancy between the date on the plaque and the date of erection is e...
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Thomas Reynolds Bone
Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.
1 memorial
Spike's statue - Goons
N3, East End Road, 17, Stephens House
This little group shows Secombe, Milligan and Sellers, holding "Goons" scripts so it probably commemorates the Last Goon show, in 1972. D...
5 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Avenue of trees - Hampstead Heath
NW3, Hampstead Heath
This avenue was replanted in November 1988 to replace trees destroyed by a hurricane during the night of 15/16 October 1987. Trees donate...
2 subjects commemorated,
5 creators
Richard Cobden
SW1, Suffolk Street, 23
This building is a rare survivor of John Nash's Regent Street development. English Buildings appreciates it.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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