Group    From 1937 

UCL Institute of Archaeology

Categories: Education, History

75th anniversary of the UCL Institute of Archaeology in 2012. From the picture source website:

Thanks to his {Mortimer Wheeler's} efforts and those of his wife, Tessa Verney Wheeler, his ambitions were realised when the Institute was officially opened in 1937, with Mortimer Wheeler as its first director." Professor of Western Asiatic Archaeology was Max Mallowan. "Initially the Institute was based in St John’s Lodge, Regent’s Park {which lovely gardens are now public}, but in 1958 it moved into purpose-built new premises in Gordon Square."

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UCL Institute of Archaeology

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Archaeology standing stone

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Hakuai Nakamura

Hakuai Nakamura

Became a student at UCL in 1865.

Person, Education, Japan

1 memorial
Norway House

Norway House

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Building, Education, Property

1 memorial
Edith Nightingale

Edith Nightingale

Associated with the Wesleyan Schools, Leswin Road, 1883. Because her first name is given rather than just an initial it's possible that Edith was a child in 1883, in which case perhaps she was a pu...

Person, Education

1 memorial
Eton Boating Song

Eton Boating Song

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Media, Education, Music / songs

1 memorial
St Mary Rotherhithe Free School

St Mary Rotherhithe Free School

Charity school. Co-founded by Robert Bell and Peter Hill for the education of the sons of seafarers. It was originally located next to the church of St Mary the Virgin and moved across the road in ...

Place, Education, Philanthropy

3 memorials

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Dame Maud McCarthy

Dame Maud McCarthy

SW3, Markham Square, 47

On our visit the sun was so strong and at such an angle that it rendered the plaque illegible if photographed square on.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Johann Most

Johann Most

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Person, Politics & Administration, Germany, USA

1 memorial
Geo. W. Lomas

Geo. W. Lomas

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Rev. T. W. Fowle

Rev. T. W. Fowle

Active in 1864.

Person, Religion

1 memorial
W. G. Gillham

W. G. Gillham

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial