England's first Norman king. Originally known as William the Bastard. Invaded England in 1066 and at the Battle of Hastings defeated Harold and the Saxons
Born at Falaise Castle. Died at Rouen, France.
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William the Conqueror
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Barking Abbey
Barking Abbey Was founded by St Erkenwald in the year 666. Destroyed by the D...
Robert Grosvenor statue
{On the milestone on which he props his foot:} Chester 197 miles. (Right ba...
St Clement Danes
St. Clement Danes Built by the Danish community in the ninth century and rebu...
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Nell Gwynne
Eleanor Gwyn, Gwynn, Gwynne, whatever. Born Hereford. Rumoured to have lived at Lauderdale House as the mistress of Charles II, where she dangled her first-born from a window to scare the King int...
Marina, Duchess of Kent
Born Athens into the Greek, Danish and Russian royal families, amongst others. 1934 she married George, Duke of Kent, and their son is Edward, Duke of Kent. Died Kensington Palace.
King Henry VII
Reigned: 1485 - 1509. Buried Westminster Abbey. 2025: Ian Visits reported on the effigy head held by Westminster Abbey, its history and the plans to create a high resolution 3D model.
Queen Mary II
Daughter of James II. Reigned from 1689, jointly with her husband William III, who ruled alone after her death. Born St James Palace. We've heard there are only two statues of her in Britain. 202...
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Brightwen Binyon
Ipswich-based architect. Born Manchester, Brightwen being his mother's maiden name. 2nd cousin once removed of Lawrence Binyon. Trained under Alfred Waterhouse. Exhibited at the Royal Academy 1887-...
B. P. Arnold
Bernard Philip Arnold M.M., was born on 30 May 1893 in Birmingham, Warwickshire. He was one of the five children of Edward Alexander Arnold (1860-1908) and Osburga Arnold née Smallwood (1856-1936)....
Holy Trinity - Clapham - WW1 names
SW4, Rookery Road, Clapham Common
Apart from the actual names the two plaques are the same. Our photo shows the one on the left.
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Sir Robert Walpole
First Prime Minister of Great Britain. An early political victim of satire, the target of Swift, Pope, Fielding, Johnson, Hogarth and Thomas Gay. Walpole responded by setting up the office of the...
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