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WW1 sailors

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"... our sailors who upheld "Britain's sure shield" 1914 - 1918."

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WW1 sailors

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Thimble shelters - north

The navy has been referred to as "Britain's sure shield" since, at least, Tra...

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16th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

16th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

Formed as a Territorial Force battalion in The London Regiment in 1908. On 31 December 1921 the battalion amalgamated with the 15th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Prince of Wal...

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
Sanctuary Housing Association

Sanctuary Housing Association

The Sanctuary Housing Association manages homes across England and Scotland, providing general rented, sheltered and home ownership accommodation.

Group, Property, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Mott, Hay and Anderson

Mott, Hay and Anderson

A civil engineering firm. Began as a partnership with Basil Mott and David Hay. David Anderson became a partner in 1920, on return from the army. In 1989 the company merged with Sir M MacDonald &a...

Group, Engineering

2 memorials
Civic Trust

Civic Trust

From the picture source website: " founded in 1957 by Duncan Sandys, a British politician, and the former son-in-law of Sir Winston Churchill. It campaigned to make better places for people to live...

Group, Architecture, Community / Clubs

4 memorials

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World War 1

World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

402 memorials
Sir James John Hamilton

Sir James John Hamilton

The second and last Baronet of Woodbrook in the County of Tyrone.

Person, Other

1 memorial
Mary Elizabeth Sumner

Mary Elizabeth Sumner

Founded the Mothers’ Union in 1876.  Born as Mary Elizabeth Heywood in Lancashire. 1848 she married George Henry Sumner, son of C. R. Sumner, Bishop of Winchester, and a second cousin of William Wi...

Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
British Lying-in Hospital

British Lying-in Hospital

Initially called the Lying-In Hospital for Married Women. ( 'Lying-in' is an old term for childbirth).  By the beginning of the 20th century it was experiencing financial difficulties which led to ...

Building, Medicine

1 memorial
A. Ware
War dead, WW1
1 memorial