Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William Rhodes
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John Franklin statue
{On the front of the plinth:} To the great arctic navigator and his brave co...
Other Subjects
James Reid
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
William Clossan
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Frederick Hornby
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Canterbury Association
Formed to establish a colony in what is now the Canterbury region of New Zealand.
Captain Matthew Flinders
Explorer and navigator of the Australian seas. Born in Donington, Lincolnshire. Invented the Flinders Bar, a device for counteracting the vertical component of a ship's magnetic field, and gave Aus...
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Queen Victoria at Middle Temple Lane
EC4, Victoria Embankment, Middle Temple Lane entrance
This 1878-9 building by E. M. Barry was hidden behind scaffolding when we visited in November 2013 but by April 2014 it was showing its n...
King Edward III
Born Windsor Castle, son of Edward II. Reigned 1327, aged 15, until his death at Sheen manor house (later known as Richmond Palace). Succeeded by his grandson, Richard II, son of Edward the Black...
William Tyndale and the Bible Society
SW1, Victoria Embankment Gardens
2023: Esther Jung asked us about a date discrepancy on this inscription: both the Oxford DNB and Wikipedia give Tyndale's date of birth a...
King Edward VIII
Born as Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, at White Lodge in Richmond Park. Known to friends and family as David. Reigned 20 January - 10 December 1936 when he abdicated in favo...
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