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Surrey County Cricket Club

Categories: Sport / Games

One of eighteen first-class county cricket clubs in England and Wales. It represents the county of Surrey and also south London. Since its foundation, its home has been The Oval, (currently, 2017, known as the 'Kia Oval', following a sponsorship deal with the Kia Motors company) in Kennington.

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Surrey County Cricket Club

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W. Stuart Surridge

Apart from the lovely Wall of Heroes plaques, this is the only plaque we know...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Surrey County Cricket Club

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First Test Match in England

The "D.R. London S.E.5" is puzzling. The Oval is in the SE11 post code, not S...

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Sir Leonard Hutton - brick sculpture

Unveiled by Hutton's widow.

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The Ashes

The plaque does not appear on the latest Google Street View (March 2019) so w...

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Other Subjects

Lieutenant Ernest John Dodd

Lieutenant Ernest John Dodd

Ernest John Dodd was born on 26 May 1892, the only child of John Henry Dodd (1851-1917) and Emma Eliza Dodd née Hewins (1858-1944). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1892 in the St Geo...

Person, Armed Forces, Sport / Games, Belgium

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Victor Hugo Watson

Victor Hugo Watson

Born near the Kennington Oval but his family returned to Yorkshire when he was very young and he saw himself as a Yorkshireman. In 1908 he joined Waddingtons, a printing firm which developed a spe...

Person, Politics & Administration, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Henry the 'Game Chicken' Pearce

Henry the 'Game Chicken' Pearce

Bare-knuckle prizefighter. Born in Bristol. He fought under the London Prize Ring rules, and was the English champion from 1804 until 1807. His nickname probably derives from his signing his name a...

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Henry Percy Bright Gough

Henry Percy Bright Gough

A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.

Person, Sport / Games

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Laurence Sinclair Rees

Laurence Sinclair Rees

A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.

Person, Sport / Games

War dead, WW1
1 memorial

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St Olave Church, Silver Street

St Olave Church, Silver Street

The first reference to a church on this site is to 'St Olave de Mukewellestrate' in the twelfth century,named for King Olave. Destroyed in 1666 by the Great Fire and not rebuilt. Instead the parish...

Building, Religion

2 memorials
City Temple Church

City Temple Church

The current church was built in 1874, destroyed by enemy action on 16 April 1941, and rebuilt by 1955.

Building, Religion

1 memorial