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This house was the former headquarters of The National Council during the revolution of 1846.....
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This building was opened as the headquarters of the National Institute for the Deaf by his majesty King George VI when HRH the Duke of York on the 11th day of June 1936.
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Navy Landing Dedicated by the City of New Orleans to honor the personnel of the United States navy and offer appreciation for their sacrifices and service to the nation and the city 8 February 1991
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The North Star, 104 Finchley Road. The North Star was built in 1850 as one of the first buildings to grace the new Finchley Road. This highway had been constructed in 1835 as an alternative by-pass route to the old road from London to the north, which took the gruelling haul up through the congested streets of Hampstead. The North Star was purpose built as a pub, as can be seen from the handsome exterior, which boasts attractive embossed stars at the tops of the main pillar supports. Originally above this, at roof level, was an elaborate stone balustrade and arch, but these became unsafe, and were eventually removed. However, at first floor level there remains a magnificent cast-iron Victorian balcony. The pub was once the terminus for short-haul trams out of London in the 1920's, but far closer ties with London Transport was to come in the 1930's. A decision was made to extend the Bakerloo Line (now the Jubilee line) to relieve the overcrowded Metropolitan line. In order for the new line to come to the surface between Swiss Cottage and Finchley Road stations, the Metropolitan had to be diverted, and opened in November 1939 with the southbound line in a tunnel that lies a mere three feet below the cellar floor. The rumblings of the trains can easily be heard, and felt, in the bar.
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Northern Outfall Sewer, part of London's main drainage system, constructed mid 19th century by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works.
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Nortraship
From 1940 to 1945 this building housed NORTRASHIP - The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission - established by the Norwegian Government in exile and Norwegian shipowners. NORTRASHIP operated the Norwegian merchant fleet of more than 1000 ships which made a vital contribution to the allied victory in World War II.
From 1940 to 1945 this building housed NORTRASHIP - The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission - established by the Norwegian Government in exile and Norwegian shipowners. NORTRASHIP operated the Norwegian merchant fleet of more than 1000 ships which made a vital contribution to the allied victory in World War II.
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On this site stood Norway House and Norway Yard. By the beginning of the 19th century this fine house set in its own large garden, had become a famous boarding academy for young gentlemen. We know that in 1805 the school was run by Bidmead & Johnson, but by 1840 control was in the hands of James Hessey. There is a story in Mary Hill's "Hampstead in Light and Shade" of bread and apples being smuggled in to the hungry pupils by a kindly maidservant. The house and garden underwent further changes of use before being swept away in 1931 to make room for a garage. At a point nearby coaches set-off for London when Hampstead was a country town. Erected by the Hampstead Plaque Fund
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In this house in 1910, Feliks Nowowiejski composed music for the poem 'The Oath', by Maria Konopnicka.
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The panels located above the public pass through on Poultry are the original friezes taken from a demolished building (12-13 Poultry) that once stood close to their current location.
Each frieze depicts a procession that once went past the site......
Each frieze depicts a procession that once went past the site......
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This plaque has been dedicated by the Pepys community in memory of David Ivan O'Hara
1931-1992
who in his last years dedicated himself to the community and the projects of the community of the Pepys Estate
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Ogden Point Breakwater and Docks Constructed 1924-1937 A tribute to the engineers who created this important addition to the transportation infrastructure of Canada. The project used over 4 million tons of rock, more than ten thousand granite blocks, fifty three concrete caissons and one million cubic yards of dredged fi??
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{top plaque}Old Absinthe House Restoration Honor Award Vieux Carre Commission 1959
{bottom plaque} a long list of famous names. Why?
{bottom plaque} a long list of famous names. Why?
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In the mid 16th century this site was the timber yard for the nearby Whitehall Palace. In 1560 Sir Francis Knollys, Treasurer of the Royal Household, leased the land to "buylde a convenient house", which later passed to his son, Viscount Wallingford, becoming known as Wallingford House.
In 1622 George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, the Lord High Admiral, purchased Wallingford House and so began an association between the site and the direction of the Royal Navy that lasted for some 350 years. Sir Christopher Wren recommended this site for the first planned Admiralty Office, which opened in 1695. The builder, John Evans, became Navy Board Purveyor but his building soon failed to meet the Admiralty's growing needs.
The present building was designed by the Master Carpenter, Thomas Ripley, and completed in 1726 (at an "Expence that hath very much exceeded the Estimate"), becoming known as Ripley Block.
The screen wall facing Whitehall was designed in 1760 by the great Scottish architect, Robert Adam. In 1826 "in" and "out" side entrances were added to allow easier access for the carriage of the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV, but the screen was restored to its original condition in 1923.
The building contains the room where Nelson's body lay overnight 8th/9th January 1806, before his funeral. It also contains the Admiralty Board Room, a survivor from Evans' building of 1695, with its finely carved overmantel, attributed to Grinling Gibbons' workshop, depicting ancient nautical instruments.
The Board Room boasts an imposing table, with a cut out portion to accommodate the Secretary and his papers. The wind dial, controlled by a vane on the roof , and the carving have survived from the 1695 building. The room was expertly repaired after being damaged by a bomb in World War 2.
From here the worldwide affairs of the Royal Navy were run for centuries by " the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty" until they were replaced, on the formation of the Ministry of Defence in 1964, by the "Admiralty Board of the Defence Council". The board still occasionally meets in the Old Admiralty Board Room.
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Old Jewish Cemetery 1573 Monuments and Cultures under protection
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Kingscote (Queenscliffe) Police Station and Courthouse The original Kingscote (Queenscliffe) Police Station of four rooms was built in 1884/85 by contractor Wm. Pett and Son. Two cells, stables and a store room were apparently constructed at the same time. The cells were of standard dimensions for the era, seven feet by seven feet for the single cell and seven feet by fourteen feet for the double cell, with wooden beds and pillows. That building can be observed at the rear of this building.......continues.....
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...St Alphage...ning parts of...Old Roman City Wall Closed by act of parliament.
Laid out as a garden 1872
. George Kemp MA - Rector William Smith, G. R. Tattershall -Churchwardens
. George Kemp MA - Rector William Smith, G. R. Tattershall -Churchwardens
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Old Victoria Custom House Completed in 1875 in the Second Empire style, Victoria's original Custom House is a distinguished example of the buildings erected by the new Federal Government after Confederation. It regulated the trade of the West Coast's busiest port and symbolized the pre-eminence of Victoria as a commercial centre in the late 19th century. Goldseekers from around the world converged on its steps to obtain miners' licences before embarking for the Klondike in 1898. This elegant structure recalls efforts to establish a federal presence across Canada through the construction of impressive public buildings.
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In memory of the thirteen Polish navy sailors who lost their lives on 16 June 1942 when their destroyer ORP Kujawiak hit a mine and sank during a convoy to Malta, Operation Harpoon
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Otter Trail Silver Jubilee 1968-1993
This plaque commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Otter Trail was unveiled on the 11 December 1993.
This plaque commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Otter Trail was unveiled on the 11 December 1993.
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Constructed in 1897 and opened for the public traffic in 1898. The road has an average grade of eight percent and is 8800 feet long. The original survey was made by John H. Wilson under supervision of William E. Rowell Superintendent of Public Works, W.W. Bruner Highway Engineer both of the Republic of Hawaii. Completion of the job was due to the vision and ability of John H. Wilson and Louis M. Whitehouse. They did the work under contractor for the Republic of Hawaii. This tablet commemorates the Fiftieth Anniversary and is erected by the City and County of Honolulu January Twentieth, 1948.
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On this site stood The Pandora Gallery where films were first shown to the public outside London. 25th March 1896
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He lived and created in Opatija for many years Boris Papandopulo 1906-1991 Composer and Conductor
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In this house lived Tadeusz Pawlikowski born and died in Krakow 1861 - 1915 Stage Director, two-time director of the Slovak Theatre. The great reformer of the theatre
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Flying Bomb Summer 1944
To the people of Penge who suffered war and change showing courage, dignity and humour
To the people of Penge who suffered war and change showing courage, dignity and humour
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The People of Penge in partnership with the London Borough of Bromley erected these plaques to commemorate the Members of the Armed Forces and Civilians who lost their lives in World War II
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This building was erected in 1936 as the People's Palace. It was opened by King George VI on February 13, 1937, being His Majesty's first public engagement as King. It replaced the former Queen's Hall of the People's Palace, which was opened by Queen Victoria on May 14, 1887 and was destroyed by fire in 1931.
The People's Palace became part of Queen Mary College in 1954 and was named the Queens' Building by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Chancellor of the University of London, on June 5, 1956. It now contains the Great Hall of Queen Mary and Westfield College.
The original People's Palace, built between 1887 and 1892, provided facilities for recreation, culture, amusement, sport, training and education for the people of East London.
The panels in low relief on the front of the building are by Eric Gill and depict Drama, Music, Fellowship, Dance, Sport and Recreation.
This building was erected in 1936 as the People's Palace. It was opened by King George VI on February 13, 1937, being His Majesty's first public engagement as King. It replaced the former Queen's Hall of the People's Palace, which was opened by Queen Victoria on May 14, 1887 and was destroyed by fire in 1931.
The People's Palace became part of Queen Mary College in 1954 and was named the Queens' Building by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Chancellor of the University of London, on June 5, 1956. It now contains the Great Hall of Queen Mary and Westfield College.
The original People's Palace, built between 1887 and 1892, provided facilities for recreation, culture, amusement, sport, training and education for the people of East London.
The panels in low relief on the front of the building are by Eric Gill and depict Drama, Music, Fellowship, Dance, Sport and Recreation.
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Victualling Department Admiralty
This plaque commemorates the closing of the Royal Victoria Yard in 1961 after 219 years of service to the Royal Navy. This terrace and adjacent colonnade were part of the Victualling Yard, Deptford, built on a site of 35 acres purchased from the Evelyn Estate in 1742. The yard was re-named the Royal Victoria Yard in 1858 by gracious permission of Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
This plaque commemorates the closing of the Royal Victoria Yard in 1961 after 219 years of service to the Royal Navy. This terrace and adjacent colonnade were part of the Victualling Yard, Deptford, built on a site of 35 acres purchased from the Evelyn Estate in 1742. The yard was re-named the Royal Victoria Yard in 1858 by gracious permission of Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
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In recognition of the contribution of Peter Forbes Philip MS FRCS Consultant Surgeon and Urologist Charing Cross Hospital 1955 - 1985 and Chairman of the Planning Committee for the building of Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham. A greatly respected Surgeon and Administrator
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This cloister is built in memory of John George Phillips a native of this town, chief wireless telegraphist of the ill-fated S.S. Titanic. He died at his post when the vesssel foundered in mid-Atlantic on the 15th day of April 1912
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Józef Piłsudski 1867-1935 Fighter and Statesman Co-Creator of independent Poland Marshal and Head of the Polish State. First he stayed in Opatija before the great war, for the freedom of the people. Embassy of Poland May 12 2007
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Framed by the towering cedar of Lebanon trees is the rear view of Pitzhanger Manor House, designed by the renowned architect Sir John Soane. This park was created bewteen 1801 and 1806 as grounds for Pitzhanger Manor House. Soane worked closely with John Haverfield, a leading landscape designer from Kew, to create strong visual links between house and park.
This formal lawn and flower garden are characteristic of the Regency style, with the landscape framng views of the house and park.
This formal lawn and flower garden are characteristic of the Regency style, with the landscape framng views of the house and park.
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Plaque commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Poland-Lithuania Union.
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In this place to commemorate the regaining of independence by the Polish Republic in 1918 on May 3, 1919, was planted the tree of freedom
May 3, a.d. 1999
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"They died because they were Poles." In memory of our compatriots. At least 111,000 victims of communist genocide, murdered in the Soviet Union, along with hundreds of thousands deported deep into the "inhuman land" - to endure starvation, exhaustion, and slave labour under the NKVD's Polish operation of 1937-1938.
On the 80th anniversary of this crime, Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, 2017
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In this building, between 1939-1945, the Germans imprisoned Polish political prisoners before deporting them to concentration camps.
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In this city, the workers' holiday
was celebrated for the first time in Dalmatia on May 1, 1891.
"Workers and sailors make music together,
Stari Grad plays music"
and their leader Don Anton Politeo
, pioneer of Christian social democracy
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An important historical event that marked the
pioneer and celebrates the ancestors of the independent social movement in memory of
a grateful and proud generation.
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from Pope Benedict XVI to The President of Malta George Abela 1950 years since the shipwreck of St Paul
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To commemorate the meeting of Q.T. Pope Francis with the President of Malta I-E.T. George Vella during his visit to our country 2 April 2022
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Here in front of the Church of St Blaise, June 6 2003 Pope John Paul II blessed the city. Celebrating holy mass in Gruj he said 'I wanted to visit Dubrovnik for a long time. My wish has come true today. I thank God for that.'
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IN THIS GARDEN HE PRESIDED THE CELEBRATION OF THE WORD AND PRAYED BEFORE THE IMAGE OF THE LORD SANTO CHRIST OF MIRACLES HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN PAUL II, ON MAY 11, 1991
TRIBUTE FROM THE PEOPLE OF SAINT MIGUEL
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TO REMEMBER THE COMING OF POPE JOHN PAUL II IN THE CITY OF BORMLA TODAY SATURDAY MAY 26 1990
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JOHN PAULUS II A. P. R. M. OUR APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY PRINCE TEMPLE OF S. NICOLAI EPISCO THE BULLMEN WE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF SMALLER BASILICAS DATED AT ROME AT ST. SALVATORE M. CACOPARDO S. S. PRELATO H. C.
ARCHPRESBYTER IGNIATIO CANNAVO ARCHBISHOP MESSANEN
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CATANIA ARISE COVERED WITH LIGHT AND JUSTICE thus JOHN PAUL II ON 4 NOVEMBER 1994 SAYING GREETING TO THE CITY OF AGATA. HE HOPED FOR A NEW REBIRTH
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You gave us faith and hope, you gave us solidarity and freedom, Father bless every day our beloved city and our homeland. To the beloved father John Paul the great Pole
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JOHN PAUL II PONTIFF LUIGI BOMMARITO METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOP THIS MUSEUM WAS INAUGURATED ON FEBRUARY 1ST 2001
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"MALTA IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE MEDITERRANEAN. YOU HAVE A UNIQUE VOCATION TO BE BUILDERS OF BRIDGES BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN, BETWEEN AFRICA AND EUROPE, THE FUTURE OF PEACE IN THE WORLD DEPENDS ON THE OF DIALOGUE AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CULTURES AND RELIGIONS. CONTINUE IN YOUR TRADITIONS OF HOSPITALITY, AND CONTINUE IN YOUR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENT IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND PEACE"
THE Q.T. POPE JOHN PAUL II TO THE MALTA PEOPLE, 9 MAY 2001
INAUGURATED
FROM E.T. THE PROF. GUIDO de MARCO PRESIDENT OF MALTA
ON FEBRUARY 10, 2004 FESTIVAL OF THE SHIPWRECK OF OUR FATHER SAINT PAUL
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ON MAY 8, 2001
THE PRESIDENT OF MALTA The E.T. GUIDO de MARCO WELCOMED TO THIS PALACE Q.T. POPE JOHN PAUL II APOSTLE OF PEACE IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF OUR FATHER SAINT PAUL
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IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE VISIT OF THE POPE JOHN PAUL II TO THE PRESIDENT OF MALTA THE E. T. TABONE CENSUS IN THIS PALACE 25 MAY 1990
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On this spot stood until 1809 the house of Alexander Pope
The grotto that formed its basement still remains. 1848
The grotto that formed its basement still remains. 1848
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On this site stood the lodgings of Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, Provost of the City of Edinburgh 1566-7, in which lodging Mary Queen of Scotland after her surrender to the confederate lords at Carberry Hill, spent her last night in Edinburgh, 15 June 1567. On the following evening she was conveyed to Holyrood and thereafter to Lochleven Castle as a state prisoner.
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The Millennium addition to Jurys Clifton Ford Hotel was opened by HRH Prince Michael of Kent KCVO on Tuesday 24th October 2000.
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Here in the fortress of St Ivana, spent the most fruitful years of his creativity as a Croatian painter Duro Pulitika 1922-2006 for his loyalty to his native Dubrovnik. Croatian Dragon Brothers Society 2013
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This wall and seven inches of the ground on the north side are the property of The Society of Friends 1793
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To Hedwig Queen of Poland On the Six Hundredth Anniversary of Her Birth. Jagiellonian University
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This stone was laid by Mrs Sarah A Gotto on the 13th July 1886 being the 50th Yr of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria
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Queens Wood Highgate
This wood comprising 50 acres was opened for the use and enjoyment of the public as an open space for ever, on July 23rd 1898 by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Albany.
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In this house, our distinguished citizen was born, an outstanding Croatian intellectual-visionary of a free Croatia. Dr Bogdan Radica Split, August 26 1904 ; New York December 5 1993
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The ramp up to the towpath opposite this wall is one of a pair either side of the railway bridge and was used to rescue horses which when startled by the trains sometimes bolted and fell into the canal (note - the long shot is approximate, cannot find the original plaque 08/2022)
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Here they lived, suffered
and died at the hands
of Hitler's executioners. From here led their
final path to the death camps
Fragment of the walls of the Jewish Ghetto 1941-1943
Fragment of the walls of the Jewish Ghetto 1941-1943
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Light in the Darkness 2000 by Julian Stocks
This stained glass window celebrates the River Tyburn that flows beneath Marylebone Lane. It was commissioned by Jurys Clifton Ford Hotel in consultation with The Howard de Walden Estate and Westminster City Council and takes the form of a lantern window which, when illuminated, will act as a beacon.
During the 18th century the River Tyburn was an open stream that ran from the hills of Hampstead Heath down to the River Thames. Marylebone Lane followed the banks of the river, the course of which has since been culverted, but still maintains a presence most noticeable in it's serpentine form.
The design makes reference to other aspects of the site's history and includes a chronology of maps and drawings as well as key dates relating to The Howard de Walden Estate. The historical context belies the contemporary method of production which employs the latest techniques of enamelling, etching and computer aided design. This honours the past but also holds up a mirror to the many and varied aspects of urban society.
This stained glass window celebrates the River Tyburn that flows beneath Marylebone Lane. It was commissioned by Jurys Clifton Ford Hotel in consultation with The Howard de Walden Estate and Westminster City Council and takes the form of a lantern window which, when illuminated, will act as a beacon.
During the 18th century the River Tyburn was an open stream that ran from the hills of Hampstead Heath down to the River Thames. Marylebone Lane followed the banks of the river, the course of which has since been culverted, but still maintains a presence most noticeable in it's serpentine form.
The design makes reference to other aspects of the site's history and includes a chronology of maps and drawings as well as key dates relating to The Howard de Walden Estate. The historical context belies the contemporary method of production which employs the latest techniques of enamelling, etching and computer aided design. This honours the past but also holds up a mirror to the many and varied aspects of urban society.
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This tablet is dedicated to the memory of the engine room staff of the S.S. 'Titanic' who gave their lives at the post of duty when the vessel sank after striking an iceberg on April 15th, 1912.
Joseph Bell, Chief Engineer.....
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Rogers Estate
This estate is named "Rogers Estate" to commemorate the heroic death of Sergeant Maurice Rogers, VC, MM (Wiltshire Regt.) of No. 1 Ravenscroft, Bethnal Green, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for outstanding gallantry in Italy during the Second World War, 1939 - 1945. The official citation records that Sgt. Rogers destroyed two enemy machine-gun posts single-handed and was killed at point-blank range while attempting to destroy a third. As a result of Sgt. Rogers' gallantry and devotion to duty the position was carried.
Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green
This estate is named "Rogers Estate" to commemorate the heroic death of Sergeant Maurice Rogers, VC, MM (Wiltshire Regt.) of No. 1 Ravenscroft, Bethnal Green, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for outstanding gallantry in Italy during the Second World War, 1939 - 1945. The official citation records that Sgt. Rogers destroyed two enemy machine-gun posts single-handed and was killed at point-blank range while attempting to destroy a third. As a result of Sgt. Rogers' gallantry and devotion to duty the position was carried.
Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green
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In this place on 31 October 1918, Polish Soldiers disarmed the Austrian Garrison. The commandant of Free Krakow at that time was General Boleslaw Roja
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{top half}{illegible} let us falter! From Malta to Yalta! Let nobody alter! Winston S Churchill 1 February 1945
The 1945 Yalta Conference brought together President Franklin D Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin. Prior to the conference, Roosevelt and Churchill met here in the Valletta Grand Harbour for preliminary discussions. While a number of decisions were made at Yalta, tensions over various issues laid the seeds for the Cold War.
{bottom half}The Malta summit of 1989 brought together US President George W Bush and USSR Premier Mikhail Gorbachev and marked the end of the Cold War.
The 1945 Yalta Conference brought together President Franklin D Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin. Prior to the conference, Roosevelt and Churchill met here in the Valletta Grand Harbour for preliminary discussions. While a number of decisions were made at Yalta, tensions over various issues laid the seeds for the Cold War.
{bottom half}The Malta summit of 1989 brought together US President George W Bush and USSR Premier Mikhail Gorbachev and marked the end of the Cold War.
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Betsy Ross Elizabeth Griscom Claypoole January 1, 1752 - January 30, 1836 and her husband John Claypoole August 15, 1752 - August 3, 1817
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Rotten Row - The King's Old Road, Completed 1690
This ride originally formed part of King William III's carriage drive from Whitehall to Kensington Palace. Its construction was supervised by the Surveyor of Their Majesties Roads, Captain Michael Studholme, and it was the first lamp-lit road in the kingdom. Designated as a public bridleway in the 1730's, Rotten Row is one of the most famous urban riding grounds in the world.
This ride originally formed part of King William III's carriage drive from Whitehall to Kensington Palace. Its construction was supervised by the Surveyor of Their Majesties Roads, Captain Michael Studholme, and it was the first lamp-lit road in the kingdom. Designated as a public bridleway in the 1730's, Rotten Row is one of the most famous urban riding grounds in the world.
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This platform was used by HRH King George VI and HRH Queen Elizabeth and their royal highnesses Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. During a garden party held in April 1947 the royal party were guests at the Victoria Falls Hotel.
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The buildings of this museum were occupied until 1933 by The Royal Hospital School founded in 1694 for the sons of seaman of The Royal Navy. The ashes of many of the former pupils of the school have been scattered over the lawns
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The Church of England Children's Society formerly the Waifs and Strays Society was founded in 1881 by Edward de M Rudolf (1852-1933), when he was superintendent of the Sunday School in this Parish of St Anne, South Lambeth. This tablet was erected in 1966 by the Society in thankful remembrance of the life and work of its founder
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HISTORY OF THE BASILICA 16 JUNE 1875
LAYING OF THE FIRST STONE AUGUST 10, 1885
DELIVERY OF ADORATION PERPE TVELLE DY MOST HOLY SACREMENT IN THE PROVISIONAL CHAPEL OCTOBER 17, 1899
BLESSING OF THE DV DOME CROSS BY HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL RICHARD OCTOBER 16, 1919
CONSECRATION OF THE BASILICA BY H-EM-LE CARDINAL AMETTE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE CARDINAL VICO LEGAT DV POPE OF 8 CARDINAVX 12 ARCHEVE OVES AND 98 EVEQVES
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Here, 47 rue Jacob, was born, on December 9, 1889, René Sahors, veteran of the 1914-1918 war, secretary general of the clandestine ARAC engaged in the fight against the occupier, shot by the Nazis on March 31 1942 at Mont Valérien.
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IN MEMORY OF THE SANTA MARIA CONVOY ON AUGUST 18, 1942 WHICH HELPED THE MALTESE AND THE ENGLISH SO MUCH IN THE DAUGHTERS AGAINST NAZISM AND FASCISM
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Victoria
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
Empress of India
laid with her own hand this foundation stone
24th March 1886
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
Empress of India
laid with her own hand this foundation stone
24th March 1886
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{bottom plaque}This plaque was unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on 2nd July 2012 to mark the re-opening of the
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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An excerpt from an article in HaAretz newspaper. Reporter: M. Samilanski
One cloudy, cold and wet day as I was riding across the muddy trails and tracks of the Hula Valley, suddenly, in a blink of an eye what did I see? Was I dreaming? Witnessing a magical vision?
At the confluence of the three streams: Dan, Hatzbani and Banias - where they form the river Jordan, I spot a small encampment on the riverbank. . Three canvas tents, three shelters (succot, almost) made from the reeds so common to the Hula, they looked almost like huge rugs; two Hebrew girls jumping around between the tents. Who are they? What are they doing alone, up here, a mere arrow shot from the Syrian border?
No, they are not alone. There are 8 young men with them. A singular minyan in the swamps of the Hula.
They are illegals. As far as the authorities are concerned, the budget-holders who control the purse strings, the land has been allocated to them but the funds have not been approved. They made Aliya anyway. This minyan is part of the kibbutz group called Huliot.
Only four months previously, in December 1940, mid-winter, they made their way to this spot and settled in the middle of the Hula marshes: no roof over their heads and no road to connect them to the rest of the surrounding settlements.
Independently, unauthorised, they ploughed and planted more than 1,000 dunams (250 acres). And the heavens responded. Crops were successful.
I have never witnessed a more beautiful, inspiring sight. There has been nothing to compare to that beautiful scene.
March 1941
March 1941
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This is where it all began
On this spot, the group called Huliot put up the first tents of Sde Nehemia
These eucalyptus trees were planted on TubishShvat (15th Shvat), February 12th 1941 by the muktar (village chief) David Sonnenfeld and Shoshana Rosen (Gal)
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Huliot Plastics - The Grain Store
This building, characterised by its convex roof, was put up in 1945 to be used as the grain silo for grains such as barley, wheat, sorghum, corn and seed.
It was in this building, in 1947, that Huliot Plastics began manufacturing household products such as plastic plates, cups and mugs, trays, bowls and so on. Later, illuminated advertising hoardings and signs were produced for shops and petrol stations using the same material.
using the same material. Huliot Plastics was the first of its kind in Israel manufacturing plastic utensils. In 1948 the building provided living accommodation for young, teenage Holocaust survivors from Romania who had been orphaned in the war and then held in detention camps by the British in Cyprus.
It was in this building, in 1947, that Huliot Plastics began manufacturing household products such as plastic plates, cups and mugs, trays, bowls and so on. Later, illuminated advertising hoardings and signs were produced for shops and petrol stations using the same material.
using the same material. Huliot Plastics was the first of its kind in Israel manufacturing plastic utensils. In 1948 the building provided living accommodation for young, teenage Holocaust survivors from Romania who had been orphaned in the war and then held in detention camps by the British in Cyprus.
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The Pillbox
This building was erected in 1941 by the British army and served as the northern-most look-out post for the kibbutz. Until the War of Independence (1948-49) members of the kibbutz used the position to guard and protect the kibbutz. The structure and its shape allowed for a full 360 degree view of the surrounding area.
During the 1956 Suez Campaign (Operation Kadesh in Israel), when there was a threat of attack from Syria, the building was used for aircraft spotting and defence. Access to the Pillbox was through a network of trenches that connected the whole kibbutz in those days as the Syrians held positions overlooking Shamir, Kfar Szold and Dan at the foot of the Golan Heights and this allowed them clear views of the settlements in the area.
This building was erected in 1941 by the British army and served as the northern-most look-out post for the kibbutz. Until the War of Independence (1948-49) members of the kibbutz used the position to guard and protect the kibbutz. The structure and its shape allowed for a full 360 degree view of the surrounding area.
During the 1956 Suez Campaign (Operation Kadesh in Israel), when there was a threat of attack from Syria, the building was used for aircraft spotting and defence. Access to the Pillbox was through a network of trenches that connected the whole kibbutz in those days as the Syrians held positions overlooking Shamir, Kfar Szold and Dan at the foot of the Golan Heights and this allowed them clear views of the settlements in the area.
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The Swedish HutThis hut was erected in 1951 and renovated in 2011.
The hut, along with the adjacent concrete building, was originally used as a Childrens House where there were bedrooms, a kitchen and dining room and a classroom. Days of collective living?.
The first group to grow up here was called Nachlielli (a kind of wagtail). Class groups in kibbutzim traditionally were named after birds or animals, but most commonly, birds.
Nachlielli was made up of the first children of the kibbutz and newcomers to Sde Nehemia, orphaned children from the then Czechoslovakia, Syria and Lebanon. Many kibbutz children, between 1952 and 1978, lived and were taught in this hut. This was their home.
With the change to family living the hut ceased to be lived in and became a store room for children's playthings, Purim costumes and other equipment used in Children's Houses.
The building next door was used as a music room for many years and today houses the kibbutz archives. The hut, along with the adjacent concrete building, was originally used as a Childrens House where there were bedrooms, a kitchen and dining room and a classroom. Days of collective living?. The first group to grow up here was called Nachlielli (a kind of wagtail). Class groups in kibbutzim traditionally were named after birds or animals, but most commonly, birds.
Nachlielli was made up of the first children of the kibbutz and newcomers to Sde Nehemia, orphaned children from the then Czechoslovakia, Syria and Lebanon. Many kibbutz children, between 1952 and 1978, lived and were taught in this hut. This was their home.
With the change to family living the hut ceased to be lived in and became a store room for children's playthings, Purim costumes and other equipment used in Children's Houses.
The building next door was used as a music room for many years and today houses the kibbutz archives. The hut, along with the adjacent concrete building, was originally used as a Childrens House where there were bedrooms, a kitchen and dining room and a classroom. Days of collective living?. The first group to grow up here was called Nachlielli (a kind of wagtail). Class groups in kibbutzim traditionally were named after birds or animals, but most commonly, birds.
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The Round Watchtower
This position was erected in 1941 and was used as the forward most look-out point guarding the kibbutz. It also served as the living quarters of one couple, members of the kibbutz, until 1948.
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The Water Tower
The water tower was erected in 1941 and delivered water to all the various parts of the kibbutz.
In 1948 the tower served as a look-out point. Here, girls would observe and pass on information to the local Hagana leadership based in nearby kibbutz Kfar Giladi. They used Morse code, mirrors to reflect the sun in the daytime and powerful spotlights and torches at night to transmit their information.
In 1960, during the Fedayeen attacks common at the time, girls would sit, observing, with binoculars, the Syrian lines. If they saw men leaving the caves with their flocks, spreading across the hill slopes, they knew there was no danger and the kibbutz could go about its daily routines in safety.
On feast days and holidays the national flag is flown from the tower and until recently (2010) the Red Flag was flown on Mayday.
In 1960, during the Fedayeen attacks common at the time, girls would sit, observing, with binoculars, the Syrian lines. If they saw men leaving the caves with their flocks, spreading across the hill slopes, they knew there was no danger and the kibbutz could go about its daily routines in safety.
On feast days and holidays the national flag is flown from the tower and until recently (2010) the Red Flag was flown on Mayday.
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Erected by the Governor of the Seamen's Hospital Society, the Port of London. In memory of John Lydekker, Esqr South Sea Ship Owner. Gratefully to record his munificent bequest to that institution. He died on the 23rd July 1832, and was buried in the North Vault of the Church of St Dionis, Backchurch, Fenchurch Street.
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Established 1798 Rebuilt by T Blanch & Sons 1898. This stone is a portion of the Fortifications of Sebastopol
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LEAGUE TWO COMBATANTS PARISH BOARD OF SERRETA
TRIBUTE TO THE FIGHTERS OF THIS PARISH, NAMELY THOSE WHO OVERSEAS LOST THEIR LIVES ANTONIO MERMINIO ESTEVES DUARTE 6.06-08-1969.MOCAMBIQUE
JOSÉ GABRIEL DINIS SOUSA
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on this site stood the house of Sir Richard Shelley 1513-1589 Turcopolier and Grand Prior of England
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Founded AD 1549 Rebuilt AD 1923 The Ship Tavern
This Tavern was established in the year 1549. During the proscription of the Roman Catholic religion, it was used as a shelter for Priests and Services were held here secretly. The neighbourhood was once notorious for the gambling houses of Whetstone Park. Famous visitors have been Richard Penderell, who aided King Charles' escape, Bayford, shoemaker and antiquarian, the woman Chevalier d'Eon, who lived as a man, and Smeaton the builder of the first Eddystone Lighthouse. It was a centre of Freemasonry and a Lodge with the number 234 was consecrated here by the Grand Master the Earl of Antrim in 1786.
This Tavern was established in the year 1549. During the proscription of the Roman Catholic religion, it was used as a shelter for Priests and Services were held here secretly. The neighbourhood was once notorious for the gambling houses of Whetstone Park. Famous visitors have been Richard Penderell, who aided King Charles' escape, Bayford, shoemaker and antiquarian, the woman Chevalier d'Eon, who lived as a man, and Smeaton the builder of the first Eddystone Lighthouse. It was a centre of Freemasonry and a Lodge with the number 234 was consecrated here by the Grand Master the Earl of Antrim in 1786.
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{the English version is hidden behind the wood planks - something like} The Siege Bell Monument erected in 1992 commemorates the award of the George Cross to the People of Malta, dedicated by Censu Tabone President of Malta and Queen Elizabeth II....
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Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust This plaque commemorates the inauguration of the final section of the Silver Jubilee Walkway around Central London from the Tower of London to Leicester Square by the Duke of Gloucester Patron of the Trust on Friday 14 July 1978
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1887 JOHN LINTORN SIMMONS THE COMMANDER OF THE MILITARY WAR OBEYING THE VOW OF PEACE.....
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Piotr Skarga The great servant of God, the faithful son of the homeland, preacher, writer and educator of the nation, made his home here. In this house, he established Great works of love for his neighbor, Founded by himself in the years 1584-1587 This is:
The Brotherhood of Mercy,The Pious Bank
Providing lasting help, comfort and relief to the poor of Kraków.
Providing lasting help, comfort and relief to the poor of Kraków.
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25th anniversary of the elections on June 4, 1989. In this building in 1989 the Malopolska Citizens Committee 'Solidarity' prepared the elections to the Senate of the Third Republic of Poland with the participation of the society of Krakow and Malopolska. Here the road to a free and independent Poland was open.
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Here lies soil brought by Kraków academic expeditions in the years 1999 - 2004 from places of martyrdom of professors and students of higher education institutions of the Second Polish Republic
Sachsenhausen Dachau Katyń Charków Lwów Palmiry Ponary Kuropaty Majdanek Auschwitz Poznań Ravensbrüaut;ck Mauthausen Stanisławów Warszawa Nowy Wiśnicz Kraków
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Herbert Spencer lived here
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Juraj Sporer 1794-1884 Physician and writer, responsible for the development of a 'illyrian' language newspaper in the 19th century
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{top left} To commemorate the completion of the third century of this church 1686-1986 and the fifth anniversary of its rebuilding and rededication 1991-1996. This stone was erected by the friends of St Anne's Church soho on 26th July 1996
{top right}This tablet(?) was erected by the ? board of the parish of St Anne .. completion of the second century of this church which event was celebrated by various? meetings of the inhabitants. Presided over by Thomas Francis Blackwell esq on 26th October 1887
{top right}This tablet(?) was erected by the ? board of the parish of St Anne .. completion of the second century of this church which event was celebrated by various? meetings of the inhabitants. Presided over by Thomas Francis Blackwell esq on 26th October 1887
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Past and Present
You are standing on holy ground and in front of an important place of prayer. Over 1000 years ago Saint Dunstan dedicated a church on this site to All Saints. It is the mother church of the East End and, with the ancient port of London nearby, became known as the Church of the High Seas. For this reason the red ensign is still flown from the tower, which also houses ten bells of Stepney mentioned in the nursery rhyme 'Oranges and Lemons'. In each generation large numbers from this community have gone out to the four corners of the world and Stepney has become home to many newcomers etc.
These notice boards have been erected in memory of Councillor Ben Holmes, 1916 - 1997, sometime Mayor of Stepney.
You are standing on holy ground and in front of an important place of prayer. Over 1000 years ago Saint Dunstan dedicated a church on this site to All Saints. It is the mother church of the East End and, with the ancient port of London nearby, became known as the Church of the High Seas. For this reason the red ensign is still flown from the tower, which also houses ten bells of Stepney mentioned in the nursery rhyme 'Oranges and Lemons'. In each generation large numbers from this community have gone out to the four corners of the world and Stepney has become home to many newcomers etc.
These notice boards have been erected in memory of Councillor Ben Holmes, 1916 - 1997, sometime Mayor of Stepney.
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St. George's Hospital was established on this site in 1733 in a country home built in 1719 by James Lane, 2nd Viscount Lanesborough. In 1826 the trustees of St George's commissioned William Wilkins to design a new hospital. Wilkins was also the architect for the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square and University College This building was completed in the early 1830s. The hospital outgrew the site and moved to new buildings in Tooting, south west London, in 1980.
This historic building has now been carefully restored during an extensive four year project (1988-1991) and transformed into a magnificent hotel which takes the name of the former Lanesborough House on this site. The main entrance to the Lanesborough is to be found on the Knighstbridge side of Hyde Park Corner facing Hyde Park.
This historic building has now been carefully restored during an extensive four year project (1988-1991) and transformed into a magnificent hotel which takes the name of the former Lanesborough House on this site. The main entrance to the Lanesborough is to be found on the Knighstbridge side of Hyde Park Corner facing Hyde Park.
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St George’s Hospital was established on this site in 1733 in a country home built in 1719 by James Lane, 2nd Viscount Lanesborough. The hospital was located in the village of Knightsbridge due to the reputation for healthy country air. The three-storey red brick hospital was of simple design and wings were later added to the structure by architect Isaac Ware.St George’s Hospital quickly outgrew its original building and in 1826, the trustees commissioned William Wilkins to design a new hospital. Wilkins was also the architect for the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square and University College. Completed in the early 1830s, Wilkins' building was designed In the classical style from drawings by Nicholas Revett of the choragic monument to Thrassylus at the Acropolis, Athens.
Many of the fathers of modern medicine studied, practiced and taught at St George’s Hospital and its medical school founded in 1831. Chief among these was John Hunter, the father of scientific surgery. Other well-known medical pioneers with careers at St George’s include Edward Jenner, a pioneer of immunology, Thomas Young, professor of natural philosophy to the Royal Institution and Henry Gray renowned for his comprehensive study of anatomy.
During World War II, the entire hospital was given over to casualties of war. The hospital and those who worked there escaped injury due to the war with the exception of a thousand pound bomb that fell on the lecture theatre of the medical school, but fortunately failed to explode.
The campaign to rebuild the hospital outside the centre of London began during World War II. During the 1950s, the hospital was offered a site in Tooting for the new St George’s Hospital and building began there in the 1970s. St George’s moved to its new buildings in Tooting South West London in 1980.
This historic building has now been carefully restored during an extensive four-year project (1988-1991) and transformed into a magnificent hotel which takes the name of the former Lanesborough House on this site.
Many of the fathers of modern medicine studied, practiced and taught at St George’s Hospital and its medical school founded in 1831. Chief among these was John Hunter, the father of scientific surgery. Other well-known medical pioneers with careers at St George’s include Edward Jenner, a pioneer of immunology, Thomas Young, professor of natural philosophy to the Royal Institution and Henry Gray renowned for his comprehensive study of anatomy.
During World War II, the entire hospital was given over to casualties of war. The hospital and those who worked there escaped injury due to the war with the exception of a thousand pound bomb that fell on the lecture theatre of the medical school, but fortunately failed to explode.
The campaign to rebuild the hospital outside the centre of London began during World War II. During the 1950s, the hospital was offered a site in Tooting for the new St George’s Hospital and building began there in the 1970s. St George’s moved to its new buildings in Tooting South West London in 1980.
This historic building has now been carefully restored during an extensive four-year project (1988-1991) and transformed into a magnificent hotel which takes the name of the former Lanesborough House on this site.
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Sacred to the memory of the dead interred in the ancient church & churchyard of St John the Baptist upon Walbrook during four centuries.
The formation of the District Railway having necessitated the destruction of the greater part of the churchyard all the human remains contained therein were carefully collected and reinterred in a vault beneath this monument AD 1884.
The formation of the District Railway having necessitated the destruction of the greater part of the churchyard all the human remains contained therein were carefully collected and reinterred in a vault beneath this monument AD 1884.
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Sacred to the memory of the dead interred in the ancient church & churchyard of St John the Baptist upon Walbrook during four centuries.
The formation of the District Railway having necessitated the destruction of the greater part of the churchyard all the human remains contained therein were carefully collected and reinterred in a vault beneath this monument AD 1884.
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{translated from the Latin}At the public expense.
By the authority of the British Government, in favour of King George II. The tower erected and repaired higher, with proud honour raises the head, Saint Margaret's hall, sacred to God, in the year of the Lord 1888 Most Honoured gentlemen, and for the benefices bestowed on the parishioners Often not without being named without praise, ARTHUR ONSLOW British Government, by his greatest merit, once again SPeaker, the Most Noble ROBERT WALPOLE of the Order of the Garter, First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a man most unwearied of all in counsels and public works, yet equal to many.
CHARLES WAGER The Golden Knight head of the seven man of the superior officers of the Royal Navy; And to William Baron Sundon of Ardagh in Ireland, in charge of the five men commission of the public treasury.
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Site of the Church of St Mary Aldermanbury.
First mentioned in 1181, destroyed by the Great Fire in 1666, rebuilt by Wren, destroyed by bombing in 1940, the remaining fabric removed to Westminster College, Fulton Missouri, USA, 1966 and restored as a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill. This plaque placed by Westminster College
First mentioned in 1181, destroyed by the Great Fire in 1666, rebuilt by Wren, destroyed by bombing in 1940, the remaining fabric removed to Westminster College, Fulton Missouri, USA, 1966 and restored as a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill. This plaque placed by Westminster College
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The Parish Hall of St Olave Hart Street This Hall which stands in part on the site of the former Church of Allhallows Staining was built in 1957 by the Clothworkers Company for the benefit of the united Parish of St Olave Hart Street with Allhallows Staining and St Catherine Coleman.
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A.M.D.G. This church was built in 1819-1822 as the new parish church of the ancient parish of St Pancras under an act of 31 May 1816. The foundation stone was laid on Thursday 1 July 1819 by H.R.H. Frederick Duke of York and Albany (brother of King George IV) and commander-in-chief of the British army, The new church was consecrated on Tuesday 7 May 1822 by the Rt Rev William Howley, Lord Bishop of London....
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This church was re-dedicated on Monday 14 December 1955 by the Rt Rev & Rt Hon Dr J.W.C. Wand Lord Bishop of London, after new roofing & extensive restoration. It had been closed as a dangerous structure on 13 May 1951 in view of widespread dry rot.....
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In this place within the defensive walls of Krakow was the St Nicholas Gate
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In this house lived and died the painter and citizen of Kraków, Michał Stachowicz Born August 14, 1768, Died March 26, 1825.
A passionate lover of his hometown, who in his paintings preserved for posterity the monuments of Kraków, the great historical events of the era of T. Kościuszko and Prince Józef Poniatowski, as well as the life and customs of the people.
This plaque was funded by the City Administration in 1939.
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In 384 B.C., Greek navigators from the Aegean island of Paros sailed into this bay and founded Faros - today's Old Town. This coast was built in 2016. It was dedicated to the 2400th year of the foundation of the city.
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In memory of the officers and gentlemen of the army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart who were executed on Kennington Common in July, August and November 1746. Nine of the Manchester Regiment and seven Scots are buried here. Francis Towneley, Colonel of the Manchester Regiment lies in the churchyard of Old St Pancras church.
Tandem Triumphans
The 1745 Association
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In this building on May 15, 1977 the SKS was established Student Solidarity Committee Anti-communist Movement of Democratic Opposition
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In this house between the years 1478-1492 lived Wit Stwosz creator of the St. Mary's Altar, great sculptor of Kraków and Nuremberg
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A famous Croatian educator, revitalizer, historian, lexicographer lived and died in this house Bogoslav Sulek 20.IV.186 - 30.XI.1895 A Slovak born, a Croat of heart and soul he dedicated hislife and work to the Croatian motherland. 100th Anniversary of Podiiso's death. Society of the brothers of the Croatian Dragon Society of Croatian Slovak friendship 1995
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U.S.S. Missouri - Over this spot on 2 September 1945 the instrument of formal Surrender of Japan to the allied powers was signed thus bringing to a close the Second Wworld War. The ship at that time was at anchor in Tokyo Bay
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Dr Szego Kalman (1863-1933) The famous sanatorium for children in the buildings of the present Hotel Belvedere was run from 1894 to 1924 by a Hungarian doctor, a pioneer of Opatija health tourism.
Between 1894 and 1924, the prominent figure of the founders of medicine tourism in Abbazia operated his famous chidren's sanatorium in the buildings of the current Belvedere Hotel
Between 1894 and 1924, the prominent figure of the founders of medicine tourism in Abbazia operated his famous chidren's sanatorium in the buildings of the current Belvedere Hotel
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RMR Titanic In memory of Percy Cornelius Taylor Pianist and Cellist who drowned age 39 on the Titanic 15th April 1912.......
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This plaque commemorates 335 years of the tea industry in the City of London, which in its heyday controlled over 85% of the world's tea trade.
The City's trade opened with the British East Indian Company which had a monopoly over the importation of tea from China & India. As a result of the growing tea trade in the City, St Katharine Docks opened on 25th October 1828, with Butler's Wharf following 65 years later in 1893 on the opposite side of the River Thames. At this time, St Katharine Docks was at the centre of Britain's roaring commercial trade and, alongside Butler's Wharf, was recognised as the main tea storage and processing centre in London.
During its 140 years as working docks, St Katharine Docks regularly welcomed tea clippers such the famous 'Cutty Sark' in addition to more modern steam ships. The Docks gained prominence due to its prime location on the River Thames, ensuring ease of access to the main tea companies in the City.
Tea trading was central to Britain's commercial trade in the 1800s as tea was the second largest commodity after wool, with tea warehouses receiving 120,000 tea chests annually. These chests were transported by ships into the docks and then lifted by manual chain pulleys to the platforms and storage floors. At its peak, Butler's Wharf handled 400,000 tea chests a year.
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The City's trade opened with the British East Indian Company which had a monopoly over the importation of tea from China & India. As a result of the growing tea trade in the City, St Katharine Docks opened on 25th October 1828, with Butler's Wharf following 65 years later in 1893 on the opposite side of the River Thames. At this time, St Katharine Docks was at the centre of Britain's roaring commercial trade and, alongside Butler's Wharf, was recognised as the main tea storage and processing centre in London.
During its 140 years as working docks, St Katharine Docks regularly welcomed tea clippers such the famous 'Cutty Sark' in addition to more modern steam ships. The Docks gained prominence due to its prime location on the River Thames, ensuring ease of access to the main tea companies in the City.
Tea trading was central to Britain's commercial trade in the 1800s as tea was the second largest commodity after wool, with tea warehouses receiving 120,000 tea chests annually. These chests were transported by ships into the docks and then lifted by manual chain pulleys to the platforms and storage floors. At its peak, Butler's Wharf handled 400,000 tea chests a year.
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THIS HOUSE WAS DONATED BY THE EX SNRE BARONEZA DE TEIXEIRA FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN SCHOOL AND ATTACHED WORKSHOPS IN ORDER TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF HER LATE HUSBAND, EX JOÃO THOMAS TEIXEIRA
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FLORÊNCIO TERRA
JOURNALIST WRITER TO PROFESSOR RETOR AND PRESIDENT OF HORTA CITY COUNCIL
CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH
1858-2008
MUNICIPALITY OF HORTA MAY 18, 2008
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Nikola Tesla ....inventor of the ... advance of high-frequency current....born in Smilian ... 1856...was in New York.... his son... fight for freedom....
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In the years 1943-1945, this building housed the secret headquarters of the Kraków Council for Help to the Jews, 'Żegota' of the Polish Underground State, to which many thousands of Jews owe their survival in the Holocaust at the price of the lives of many thousands of Poles.
The plaque was placed by the Museum of the Polish Home Army and the J. Piłsudski Society in 2005.
The plaque was placed by the Museum of the Polish Home Army and the J. Piłsudski Society in 2005.
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In this house was the main headquarters of Tadeusz Kosciuszko and his staff after the memorable oath of the national uprising on March 24, 1794
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The High Synagogue This building housed The High Synagogue, built in the 16th Century, destroyed in 1939 by the occupying German authorities.
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AMPLIFIED PASSAGE Sound work by Miriam Backstrom and Carsten Holler Public commission from the City of Paris In homage to the Jewish children of France deported during the Second World War
From 1942 to 1944, 11,400 Jewish children, including 6,100 Parisians, were deported from France to the Nazi extermination camps, with the complicity of the Vichy government. Of these children, almost all murdered, all that remains is the memory that we want to keep of them. To keep this memory alive, the artists Miriam Backstrom and Carsten Holler offer here a sound work: Amplified Passage. The voices and sounds of the city are picked up by microphones and amplified, without being recorded, by being subtly modified, in such a way that, in a limited space, they seem to come from nowhere. Transformed, distanced, returned to a form of intimacy, the voices of a moment become those of a memory always to be renewed and which carries among the living the memory of the deceased. PARIS TOWN HALL
From 1942 to 1944, 11,400 Jewish children, including 6,100 Parisians, were deported from France to the Nazi extermination camps, with the complicity of the Vichy government. Of these children, almost all murdered, all that remains is the memory that we want to keep of them. To keep this memory alive, the artists Miriam Backstrom and Carsten Holler offer here a sound work: Amplified Passage. The voices and sounds of the city are picked up by microphones and amplified, without being recorded, by being subtly modified, in such a way that, in a limited space, they seem to come from nowhere. Transformed, distanced, returned to a form of intimacy, the voices of a moment become those of a memory always to be renewed and which carries among the living the memory of the deceased. PARIS TOWN HALL
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This wellhead or cistern, was built in 1835. It probably replaced a cistern of around 1675, removed when George IV bridge was built.
The cisterns provided water from Comiston Springs via the Castlehill Reservoir for the inhabitants of the Old Town, they became important meeting places where long queues formed. They fell into disuse in the 19th century when supplies to individual houses became possible.
This wellhead was repaired and restored by the Edinburgh Old Town Renewal Trust and Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise Limited in 1997.
The cisterns provided water from Comiston Springs via the Castlehill Reservoir for the inhabitants of the Old Town, they became important meeting places where long queues formed. They fell into disuse in the 19th century when supplies to individual houses became possible.
This wellhead was repaired and restored by the Edinburgh Old Town Renewal Trust and Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise Limited in 1997.
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Church of St Thomas Apostle, (formerly St Thomas Martyr) Southwark, S.E.1. Parish church of St Thomas 1136-1862, which also served as the chapel of St Thomas's hospital 1215- 1862, rebuilt in 1703 by Thomas Cartwright & Son (sometime master masons to Christopher Wren).The roof space was used as the hospital's herb garret and from 1822 as its operating theatre. Rediscovered by Raymond Russell in 1956, the herb garret and operating theatre is now a museum supported by the Lord Brock Memorial Trust.
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IN MEMORY OF MARTYRS AND HEROES! OF THE RESISTANCE AND THE WAR OF LIBERATION BECAUSE IT IS A WARNING OVER THE CENTURIES THAT THE OPPRESSED PEOPLE RISORCE IN FREEDOM AND LAW IV NOV. MCMLXVI
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Sigismund Bell. The bell was commissioned by King Sigismund I the Old and bears his name. It was cast in 1520 in Kraków by the master bell-founder Hans Behem from Nuremberg. It was hoisted onto the tower on July 9, 1521, in an operation that lasted nine hours, observed by the king, his family, the court, and the people of Kraków. The bell weighs approximately 11 tons, and its clapper weighs 365 kg. Its height, including the crown, is 258 cm. The circumference of the rim is about 8.4 meters, and its diameter is 250 cm. The wall thickness ranges from 7 to 21 cm. It is the largest of the old bells in Poland.
"To God, the Best and Greatest, and to the Virgin Mother of God, His holy patrons, the illustrious Sigismund, King of Poland, had this bell made, worthy of the greatness of his mind and deeds, in the year of salvation 1520."
The bell is adorned with two plaques: one depicting St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, the patron of the cathedral and all of Poland, and the other depicting King Sigismund in his majesty. On both sides of the plaques, the national emblems are visible: the Crown's coat of arms - The Eagle - and Lithuania's coat of arms - the Pahonia. The bell also features the name of the bell-founder Behem, his master mark, and the year of its creation. The bell is rung by 12 strong men and sounds on great liturgical feasts and other solemn ceremonies. Pope John Paul II wrote about Sigismund Bell: "How many emotions and memories are evoked by the sound of this royal bell! In its solemn ringing, we hear a prayer across the centuries for freedom and prosperity for the homeland, as well as a call to free the heart from all evil. Perhaps especially a call to elevate the spirit toward the values that our generation has inherited from the splendid tradition of our forefathers." In 2001, a new clapper was installed in the bell.
"To God, the Best and Greatest, and to the Virgin Mother of God, His holy patrons, the illustrious Sigismund, King of Poland, had this bell made, worthy of the greatness of his mind and deeds, in the year of salvation 1520."
The bell is adorned with two plaques: one depicting St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, the patron of the cathedral and all of Poland, and the other depicting King Sigismund in his majesty. On both sides of the plaques, the national emblems are visible: the Crown's coat of arms - The Eagle - and Lithuania's coat of arms - the Pahonia. The bell also features the name of the bell-founder Behem, his master mark, and the year of its creation. The bell is rung by 12 strong men and sounds on great liturgical feasts and other solemn ceremonies. Pope John Paul II wrote about Sigismund Bell: "How many emotions and memories are evoked by the sound of this royal bell! In its solemn ringing, we hear a prayer across the centuries for freedom and prosperity for the homeland, as well as a call to free the heart from all evil. Perhaps especially a call to elevate the spirit toward the values that our generation has inherited from the splendid tradition of our forefathers." In 2001, a new clapper was installed in the bell.
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THE CITY OF SYRACUSE DEDICATES THE QUAY NO. 5 IN HONOR AND PERMANENT REMEMBRANCE OF THE SAILORS ON BOARD THE ROYAL BRONZE SUBMARINE THAT FALLEN FOLLOWING BRITISH MACHINING ON 12 JULY 1943. OFF SYRACUSE SYRACUSE. JULY 18, 2014
ASS. LAMBA DORIA
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The first number of The Sunday Times was edited at 4 Salisbury Court by Henry White October 20 1822
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TO THE UNKNOWN HERO WHO GAVE BLOOD AND GLORY TO THE HOMELAND ASE HE SHADOW AND OBLIGENCE IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE SHED TEARS OR MOTHERS MAKE HYMNS OR POETS BEFORE THE SEA AND THE INFINITIVE SKY 4 Nov 1966
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Christians, you are obligated to worship one god and to save one soul obtained. The Virgin Mary ; Angels ; Bless the Saints
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IN THIS PIAZZA FOR FIFTEEN YEARS FROM 19 SEPTEMBER 1953 TO 29 AUGUST 1968 THE MADONNA OF TEARS ACCEPTING THE supplications of praying multitudes, SHE DISPENSED VERY SIGNIFICANT THANKS A MATERNAL CALL TO CONVERSION AND SANCTITY OF LIFE A VERY SOFT PLEDGE OF LOVE OF HER IMMACULATE AND SORRY HEART FOR SYRACUSE FOR ITALY FOR THE WORLD. THE PRO SANCTUARY COMMITTEE POWERED THIS. THE MAYOR OF SYRACUSE ON 29 AUGUST 1971
THE ARCHBISHOP OF SYRACUSE
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Lines on James Thomson The Poet of Nature. . Ye who from London's smoke and turmoil fly, To seek a purer air and brighter sky, Think of the Bard who dwelt in yonder dell Who sang so sweetly what he loved so well, Think, as ye gaze on there luxuriant bowers Here Thomson loved the sunshine and the flowers. He who could paint in all their varied forms, April's young blooms. December's dreary storms, By you fair stream, which calmly glides along Pure as his life, and lovely as his song, There oft he roved, In yonder churchyard lies All of the deathless Bard that ever dies, For here his gentle spirit lingers still In yon sweet vale - on this enchanted hill; Flinging a holier int'rest o'er the grove, Stirring the heart to poetry and love, Bidding us prize the favourite scenes he trod, And view in Nature's beauties, Nature's God.
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{left plaque} In commemoration of the first anniversary of October 26 1944 when Tito's heroic army, exposing the occupiers, liberated our city
{right plaque}To all the Croatian defenders who died in The Homeland War 1991-1996, who incorporated their lives into the foundations of the State of Croatia, liberating the homeland throughout, and neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina
{right plaque}To all the Croatian defenders who died in The Homeland War 1991-1996, who incorporated their lives into the foundations of the State of Croatia, liberating the homeland throughout, and neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina
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City of London Tower Bridge
The main towers, high level walkways and the machine rooms under the southern approach of this bridge were opened to the public on 30th June 1982 by the Rt Hon, the Lord Mayor Sir Christopher Leaver, GBE, DMus, in the presence of Norman Harding, Esq, Chairman of the City Lands and Bridge House Estates Committee and Sir John Reader Welch, Bt, MA, Chairman of the Planning and Communications Committee and the following members of the Joint Co-ordinating Committee:
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Corporation of London, Tower Bridge
This plaque records the visit on the centenary of Tower Bridge, Thursday, 30th June 1994 by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, AK, QSO, ADC, in the presence of the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Alderman Sir Paul Henry Newall, TD, DL, MA, DLitt
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This Bridge was opened by HRH the Prince of Wales, KG on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, on Saturday the 30th June 1894 in the presence of HRH The Princess of Wales, HRH The Duke of York KG and other members of the Royal Family, the Right Honorable Sir George Robert Tyler, Bart., Lord Mayor.
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The Site of The Toy Inn An ancient Hostelry of Note
Built for Oliver Cromwell's troops c.1650 rebuilt c.1700 demolished c.1840 wherein Pope wrote the Rape of the Lock; the Duke of Clarence, afterwards WIlliam IV, formed & presided over his Toy Club; and Thomas Dunckerley founded the Masonic Lodge of Harmony 255 in 1785. The Lodge held here for 37 years, now erects this Tablet. July 1933
Built for Oliver Cromwell's troops c.1650 rebuilt c.1700 demolished c.1840 wherein Pope wrote the Rape of the Lock; the Duke of Clarence, afterwards WIlliam IV, formed & presided over his Toy Club; and Thomas Dunckerley founded the Masonic Lodge of Harmony 255 in 1785. The Lodge held here for 37 years, now erects this Tablet. July 1933
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The Trafalgar Way Brentford & Chiswick
On Monday 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Spain. This victory permanently removed the threat of invasion of England by the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte
The first official dispatches with the momentous news of the victory, and the death in action of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson, were carried to England on board H. M. Schooner PICKLE by her captain, Lieutenant John Richards Lapenotiere.
Lapenotiere landed at Falmouth on Monday 4th November 1805 and set out "express by post-chaise" for London. He took some 37 hours on the 271 mile journey, changing horses 21 times. The last of these was at Hounslow late at night on Tuesday 5th. His orders were to lose no time in reaching the Admiralty so, as the horses were still fresh, he pressed on through fog in Brentford and Chiswick toward Whitehall. Over the following four weeks other important messages arrived from the fleet with further details of the victory and anxiously awaited information on casualties. All the dispatches were landed at Falmouth and their couriers followed the same route through Brentford and Chiswick where horses and hospitality were available from the inns to all travellers on what is now the Trafalgar Way.
On Monday 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Spain. This victory permanently removed the threat of invasion of England by the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte
The first official dispatches with the momentous news of the victory, and the death in action of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson, were carried to England on board H. M. Schooner PICKLE by her captain, Lieutenant John Richards Lapenotiere.
Lapenotiere landed at Falmouth on Monday 4th November 1805 and set out "express by post-chaise" for London. He took some 37 hours on the 271 mile journey, changing horses 21 times. The last of these was at Hounslow late at night on Tuesday 5th. His orders were to lose no time in reaching the Admiralty so, as the horses were still fresh, he pressed on through fog in Brentford and Chiswick toward Whitehall. Over the following four weeks other important messages arrived from the fleet with further details of the victory and anxiously awaited information on casualties. All the dispatches were landed at Falmouth and their couriers followed the same route through Brentford and Chiswick where horses and hospitality were available from the inns to all travellers on what is now the Trafalgar Way.
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The Trafalgar Way Destination - The Admiralty
On Monday 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Spain. This victory permanently removed the threat of invasion of England by the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte
The first official dispatches with the momentous news of the victory, and the death in action of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson, were carried to England on board H. M. Schooner PICKLE by her captain, Lieutenant John Richards Lapenotiere.
Lapenotiere landed at Falmouth on Monday 4th November 1805 and set out "express by post-chaise" for London. He took some 37 hours on the 271 mile journey, changing horses 21 times at a total cost of £46 19s 1d. Lapenotiere delivered his dispatches here to the Secretary of the Admiralty, William Marsden, at 1 a.m. on Wednesday 6th. Shortly thereafter a summary of the news was posted here and a crowd soon gathered. The news was passed to the Prime Minister and the King at once and special editions of newspapers were published later the same day to inform the nation.
On Monday 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Spain. This victory permanently removed the threat of invasion of England by the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte
The first official dispatches with the momentous news of the victory, and the death in action of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson, were carried to England on board H. M. Schooner PICKLE by her captain, Lieutenant John Richards Lapenotiere.
Lapenotiere landed at Falmouth on Monday 4th November 1805 and set out "express by post-chaise" for London. He took some 37 hours on the 271 mile journey, changing horses 21 times at a total cost of £46 19s 1d. Lapenotiere delivered his dispatches here to the Secretary of the Admiralty, William Marsden, at 1 a.m. on Wednesday 6th. Shortly thereafter a summary of the news was posted here and a crowd soon gathered. The news was passed to the Prime Minister and the King at once and special editions of newspapers were published later the same day to inform the nation.
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The circular stone on the traffic island 300 paces east of this point marks the site of the ancient gallows known as Tyburn Tree. It was demolished in 1759.
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MIKOŁAJ TYRCHOWSKI From 1833 to 1850, Vice-Rector of St. Anne's Lyceum Member of the Krakow Scientific Society Chairman of the Department of the Krakow Charity Society 1787 - 1863
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In memory of the Ukrainian Canadians who served their country overseas during the Second World War.
This building housed the headquarters of the Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen's Association from January 1943 to the war's end, of the Central Ukrainian Relief Bureau from September 1945 to the winter of 1948, and of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain from January 1946 to the spring of 1947. Ukrainian-Canadian relief operations continued in Europe until 1952.
Placed by the Ukrainian communities of Canada and Great Britain, 19 September 1995.
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In memory of the victims of the great famine (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 in Ukraine
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ERECTED 1866 By the Navy Club of Key West To the Memory of the Officers, Sailors & Soldiers of the Army, Navy & Marine Corps of the United States, who lost their lives in their Country's service upon this station from 1861 to 1866
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JAN HUYGEN VAN LINSCHOTEN Haarlem, 1563 Enkhuizen, 161
EXPLORER MERCHANT CHOROGRAPH
ARRIVED IN ANGRA ON JULY 24, 1589 LEFT IN DECEMBER 1991
MUNICIPALITY OF ANGRA DO HEROISM 2021
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You left from Varos, passed through Croatia and died for our freedom..... May this memorial be your return to Varos. God gave peace in the land of Croatia to the people of Varos
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ARRESTED BY THE POLICE OF THE VICHY GOVERNMENT, AN ACCOMPLICE OF THE NAZI OCCUPANT, MORE THAN 11,000 CHILDREN WERE DEPORTED FROM FRANCE FROM 1942 TO 1944 AND MURDERED IN AUSCHWITZ BECAUSE THEY WERE BORN JEWISH. MORE THAN 500 CHILDREN LIVED IN THE 4TH DISTRICT, AMONG THEM STUDENTS AT THIS SCHOOL December 15, 2001 LET US NEVER FORGET THEM
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In Tribute to the Exiles of Siberia Victims of the Gulag of the East
To those fighting for the freedom and independence of Poland throughout the centuries,
Imprisoned and murdered in Soviet labour camps, killed and buried in Katyn graves, massively deported and dying there, To men, women, and children.
Kraków Siberian Exiles Families of Victims of the Katyn Crime Community of the City of Kraków
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Kozelisk Ostaszków Starobielelsk Workuta Donbas Syber (Siberia) Lubianka Wronki Rawicz Mokotów Montelupich
Polish Cities and Regions: Poznań Gdańsk Gdynia Szczecin KWK Wujek Lubin Nowa Huta
Polish Cities and Regions: Poznań Gdańsk Gdynia Szczecin KWK Wujek Lubin Nowa Huta
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Birthplace of Emanuel Vidovic 1870-1953
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{left plaque} REMEMBER THE VISIT OF THE MAJOR RECTOR DUN PASQUAL CHAVEZ VILLANUEVA THE NINTH SUCCESSOR OF SAINT JOHN BOSCO
ON THE CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY DON IS-SEBAS ILLU SUNDAY DECEMBER 7, 2003.
{right plaque}CELEBRATING THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE DEATH OF SAINT JOHN BOSCO THIS ORATORY WAS STOPPED BY DUN PAWL MICALLEF WHERE FOR THE FIRST TIME THE SALESIANS RESTED IN GOZO AND FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS EDUCATE AND WORK REMEMBER THE VISIT OFG DON EGIDIO VIGA?? THE SEVENTH SUCCESSION OF DON BOSCO TODAY JANUARY 7, 1989
{right plaque}CELEBRATING THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE DEATH OF SAINT JOHN BOSCO THIS ORATORY WAS STOPPED BY DUN PAWL MICALLEF WHERE FOR THE FIRST TIME THE SALESIANS RESTED IN GOZO AND FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS EDUCATE AND WORK REMEMBER THE VISIT OFG DON EGIDIO VIGA?? THE SEVENTH SUCCESSION OF DON BOSCO TODAY JANUARY 7, 1989
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In this house in the years 1959 - 2005 lived Henryk Vogler writer, poet, co-founder of the literary publishing house, the Old Theatre and the J Slowacki theatre. A prisoner in concentration camps
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J.N. Von Dessin
dwelt on this site from 1756 to 1761 whose book collection became by his bequest the first public library in South Africa
dwelt on this site from 1756 to 1761 whose book collection became by his bequest the first public library in South Africa
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A Slovenian Croat died in this house on V.24, 1851 Stanko Vraz Croatian Poet. On the 80th anniversary of his birth, this memorial plaque was erected by Brac Hry Zmaja in 1910
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Priscilla
Wakefield
1751 - 1832
Quaker author and
founder of the Penny
Savings Bank lived
near here
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N REMEMBRANCE OF WAR VOLUNTEERS OF LAND, SEA AND AIR FALLEN ON ALL BATTLE FRONTS WHERE THEY HAPPENED FOR THE HONOR OF ITALY THE CITY OF SYRACUSE FIERAVE MEMORE POSE AG-ACMLXXXI
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Water Meeting Bridge. Re-built by the St Pancras Metropolitan Borough Council and opened by His Worship The Mayor of St Pancras, Councillor T R Morris, JP on 22nd November 1961.
Alderman Harold P. Bastie - Chairman Highways Committee
C. S. Bainbridge MPGB, FRICS, MIMunL.- Borough Engineer & Surveyor
L. G. Mouchel & Partners Ltd - Engineers
James Crosby & Sons Ltd - Contractors
R. C. E. Austin, LLM - Town Clerk
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Winston Churchill lay in state here from the Twenty-sevenh of January until his burial at Bladon on the Thirtieth of January Nineteen hundred and Sixty five
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On this spot Warren Hastings stood his trial 1788-1795. He was acquitted on all the charges.
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King Charles I The king Charles Stuart was tried for high treason on this spot by the High Court of Justice established by the Commons of England for that purpose. Saturday 20th, Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd and Saturday 27th January 1649. The King was convicted of treason and sentenced to death on Saturday 27th January and executed in front of the Banqueting House, Whitehall Place at two o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday 30th January 1649.
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here rested from May 17 until Interment at Windsor May 20 1910 Edward VII King of Great Britain and Ireland & of the British Dominions beyond the seas: Emperor of India
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His Majesty King George the Fifth lay in state here from the twenty-third of January until his Burial at Windsor on the twenty-eighth of January nineteen hundred & thirty-six
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In this hall Sir Thomas More Lord Chancellor of England - Speaker of the House of Commons - Author of Utopia was condemned to death 1 July 1535
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Queen Elizabeth on May 4th 1977 here replied to addresses presented by both Houses of Parliament on the occasion of Her Majesty's Silver Jubilee
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Queen Elizabeth II here replied to addresses presented by both Houses of Parliament on 22nd June 1965 commemorating the meeting of the parliament of 1265 to which Simon de Montfort Earl of Leicester caused to be summoned in the name of King Henry III not only Prelates Lay Magnates and Knights of the Shire but also representatives of cities and boroughs
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Her Majesty Queen Mary lay in state here from the twenty-ninth of March until her Burial at Windsor on the thirty-first of March nineteen hundred & fifty-three
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Near this spot, at the Kings Bench at the South end of the Hall, took place the trial of Sir William Wallace the Scottish Patriot on January 23rd August 1305
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Whales in the Thames
[top centre] Occasionally whales and seals are seen in the Thames. Since 1986 Common Seals have been spotted as far up as Richmond. A Lesser Rorqual Whale has been seen as well as a Bottle-Nosed Dolphin which was stranded at East India Dock. Such incidents have offered exciting distractions for the people of London over many centuries. [top left] Several incidents of whales in the Thames were recorded by John Evelyn, Deptford's famous 17th century diarist. In 1658 he noted that "a large whale was taken betwixt my land abutting on the Thames and Greenwich, which drew an in the concourse to sea it, by water, coach and on foote. It appeared first below Greenwich at low water, for at high water it would have destroyed all the boats.
[top right] After a long conflict it was killed with a harping yron, struck in the head, out of which spouted blood and water by two tunnels and after a horrid groan it ran quite on shore and died." Again in 1699 Evelyn wrote "After an extraordinary storm there came up the Thames a whale fifty-six feet long". In 1842 the capture of a young fin whale about 20 feet long provided quite an attraction. It was killed off Deptford Pier one Sunday by a number of watermen and its two ton body was displayed at the Bull and Butcher public house on the corner of Old King Street nearby. A printer in Flagon Row, Deptford quickly printed up some bills to advertise this "Extraordinary and Surprising Novelty" for sight-seers.
In 1965 there was great excitement when a school of about 20 whales was sighted off Woolwich pier. Billy Smart's Circus tried to catch one and enlisted the support of skin-divers, a gigantic fishing net and a rubber dingy {stet} to inflate under the unfortunate captive. They planned to take the whale to a temporary pool on Clapham Common then to a permanent aquarium at Windsor. All was frustrated when a policeman pointed out that anything caught in the Thames becomes property of the Queen and under the Whaling Industry Act you cannot catch a whale in British waters. The whale catchers were last seen edging the whales out of the river, hoping to catch one in the open sea.
[top centre] Occasionally whales and seals are seen in the Thames. Since 1986 Common Seals have been spotted as far up as Richmond. A Lesser Rorqual Whale has been seen as well as a Bottle-Nosed Dolphin which was stranded at East India Dock. Such incidents have offered exciting distractions for the people of London over many centuries. [top left] Several incidents of whales in the Thames were recorded by John Evelyn, Deptford's famous 17th century diarist. In 1658 he noted that "a large whale was taken betwixt my land abutting on the Thames and Greenwich, which drew an in the concourse to sea it, by water, coach and on foote. It appeared first below Greenwich at low water, for at high water it would have destroyed all the boats.
[top right] After a long conflict it was killed with a harping yron, struck in the head, out of which spouted blood and water by two tunnels and after a horrid groan it ran quite on shore and died." Again in 1699 Evelyn wrote "After an extraordinary storm there came up the Thames a whale fifty-six feet long". In 1842 the capture of a young fin whale about 20 feet long provided quite an attraction. It was killed off Deptford Pier one Sunday by a number of watermen and its two ton body was displayed at the Bull and Butcher public house on the corner of Old King Street nearby. A printer in Flagon Row, Deptford quickly printed up some bills to advertise this "Extraordinary and Surprising Novelty" for sight-seers.
In 1965 there was great excitement when a school of about 20 whales was sighted off Woolwich pier. Billy Smart's Circus tried to catch one and enlisted the support of skin-divers, a gigantic fishing net and a rubber dingy {stet} to inflate under the unfortunate captive. They planned to take the whale to a temporary pool on Clapham Common then to a permanent aquarium at Windsor. All was frustrated when a policeman pointed out that anything caught in the Thames becomes property of the Queen and under the Whaling Industry Act you cannot catch a whale in British waters. The whale catchers were last seen edging the whales out of the river, hoping to catch one in the open sea.
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South London and Maudsley Trust
Xavier Hilts White was treated here April/June 1985 head injury survivor artist and Bethlem Gallery volunteer
SlaM 2018
Xavier Hilts White was treated here April/June 1985 head injury survivor artist and Bethlem Gallery volunteer
SlaM 2018
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George Edward Wileman, known as "Newcastle George". Born 3rd December 1919. Died 18th July 2000.
Rose Wileman. Born 23rd December 1921. Died 19th May 1980.
"One life, one love."
Rose Wileman. Born 23rd December 1921. Died 19th May 1980.
"One life, one love."
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This building was provided through the generosity of Sir Howell J Williams D.L., J.P. a vice-president of the Royal Northern Hospital who represented Islington as one of its members on the London County Council for nearly thirty years. June 1931
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This tablet is in memory of Sir Hugh Willoughby, Stephen Borough, William Borough, Sir Martin Frobisher and other navigators who, in the latter half of the sixteenth century, set sail from this reach of the river Thames near Ratcliff Cross to explore the northern seas.
Erected by the London County Council 1922
Erected by the London County Council 1922
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IN HONOUR OF WOODROW WILSON BORN IN STAUNTON, STATE OF VIRGINIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 28 DECEM323 1886 PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR FRIEND OF THE FRINGE DEFENDER OF FREEDOM APOSTLE OF PEACE
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In this house during the last days of 1944, Wincenty Witos, three-time Prime Minister of Poland and activist of the PSL 'Piast' party, was hiding. He was given shelter in his own apartment No. 4 by engineer Bolesław Skapski. Wincenty Witos's stay in Kraków was connected with the plan to transport him to London. The secretive actions related to Witos's stay in the house in Wierchosławice were organized by Bolesław Skapski, Zygmunt Władysław Skapski, and members of the Home Army (AK).
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Lieutenant Charles Campbell Wood R.A.F. of Bloemfontein, South Africa, dived from this spot into the Thames at midnight 27 Dec 1919 and saved a womans life. He died from the injuries received during the rescue.
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In this house Leonard and Virginia Woolf lived 1915-1924 and founded the Hogarth Press in 1917
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In the years 1883 - 1895 lived and worked here Stanislaw Wyspianski 1869 - 1907 The great Polish poet and painter
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Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport Department of Society and Youth.
In eternal memory of Cheslav Yakubovich of blessed memory 1920 - 1997 Head of the Kharkiv Community. Passed away on the 28th of Adar I, 5757 (7.3.97). On behalf of the youth delegations From the Ministry of Education and Culture in Israel. May his memory be blessed.
In eternal memory of Cheslav Yakubovich of blessed memory 1920 - 1997 Head of the Kharkiv Community. Passed away on the 28th of Adar I, 5757 (7.3.97). On behalf of the youth delegations From the Ministry of Education and Culture in Israel. May his memory be blessed.
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Greater London Council "We can all be refugees. Sometimes it only takes a day, Sometimes it only takes a handshake, Or a paper that is signed. We all came from refugees. Nobody simply just appeared, Nobody's here without a struggle, And why should we live in fear of the weather or the troubles? We all came here from somewhere"
from We Refugees by Benjamin Zephaniah
from We Refugees by Benjamin Zephaniah
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Captain Igor Ziganto 1943-2015 Initiator of the construction of Icican port, establishment of the fisheries society and many activities in the development of maritime. His heart has been and remained there all his life. A man from the sea, a man of his land
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Offer your soul to God, wisdom to people, talent to art, glory to Poland. Prof. Wiktor Zin 1925 - 2007 A researcher of the history of Krakow, architecture, conservator. A promoter of knowledge about our country and its beauty
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In this building from 1850-1852 at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University studied Ignacy Łukasiewicz. Pharmacist, chemist, inventor, pioneer of the global oil industry, contributed to oil geology.
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Valletta and the European Parliament celebrate together 50 years of Peace and Prosperity amongst the Peoples of Europe. United in diversity
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Marsh and McLennan's London offices are nearby.
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In this house lived John Adams, first American Minister to Great Britain, May 1785 to March 1788, afterwards Second President of the United States. From here his daughter Abigail was married to Colonel William Stephens Smith, First Secretary of the Legation and an officer in the Revolution Army on Washington's staff. John Adams and Abigail his wife, through character and personality, did much to create understanding between the two English-speaking countries. In their memory this tablet is placed by the Colonial Dames of America, 1933.
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IN THIS PLACE ON 18 AUGUST 1837 IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE OF SYRACUSE OF WHICH HE WAS THE TRIBUNE. AFTER HAVING WATCHED THE EXECUTION
OF THE DEATH SENTENCE OF HIS SON CARMELO HE WAS SHOT BY THE BOR BONICA TYRANNY OF THE NATIONAL RESORT. LAV MARIO ADORNO
PATRIOT AND MARTYR THE CITY REMEMBERS HIM AS A SYMBOL OF THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM IN 150 OF THE UNITY OF ITALY
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HERE LIVED BERTIE ALBRECHT HEROINE OF THE RESISTANCE COMPANION OF LIBERATION ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE COMBAT MOVEMENT (M.L.N.) EXECUTED IN FRESNES ON MAY 29, 1943 TRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN OF NATIONAL LIBERATION
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In memory of Sinaia-Zygmunt Aleksandrowicz 1877 Kraków - 1946 Tel Aviv. A Polish Jew, member of Kraków's city council, and a known philanthropist, Aleksandrowicz founded a handicraft bursary for Jewish orphans. During the interwar period, this building housed the bursary and a Jewish and Zionist educational institution for orphans, where they acquired professional skills. The plaque was erected in October 1998 by his family.
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In loving memory of MNESam Alexander M.C. born Hammersmith 1982, died Afghanistan 2011 one of the bravest of the brave who died for you still whispers in your ear: Now, you be brave too!
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{A laurel wreath surrounding the entwined letter: H B.}
To commemorate the services of Henry Burt, J. P. who was the originator of the proposal to purchase the Palace and Park for the people. His courage, assiduity, and strenuous efforts were rewarded and on the 18th of May, 1901, the Park was opened to the public. His subsequent services and splendid financial help should here be recorded and his name held in remembrance by all who appreciate this great public possession.
By order of the Trustees, 1921.
To commemorate the services of Henry Burt, J. P. who was the originator of the proposal to purchase the Palace and Park for the people. His courage, assiduity, and strenuous efforts were rewarded and on the 18th of May, 1901, the Park was opened to the public. His subsequent services and splendid financial help should here be recorded and his name held in remembrance by all who appreciate this great public possession.
By order of the Trustees, 1921.
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ANTI-AIRCRAFT SHELTER IN PIAZZA DUOMO
IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE ALLIED BOMBING OF 19 JUNE 1943 LAMBA DORIA CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
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MANUEL DE ALMEIDA FADIST 1922-1995
He lived a large part of his life on the floor of this house.
fado singer Manuel de Almeida
& June 2017
Tribute from the Parish Council of Misericordia
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Caloura, O Paraizo, There is no milder place - The climate... dry and serene! -The landscape... a smile!
Manoel Augusto d'Amaral Notable Poet, born in this village of Água de Pau
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Well Hall Pleasaunce
An 18th century house standing on this site before its demolition in 1931 was for 23 years the home of Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924), author of The Railway Children. During her somewhat unusual married life here with husband Hubert Bland, a founder member of the Fabian Society, she wrote many other books including The Phoenix and the Carpet, Five Children and It and the Wouldbegoods.
Before Edith Nesbit took up residence here in 1899, there were other notable occupiers of this imposing three storey house.
The famous clock maker, John Arnold, lived here from 1779 to 1799, seeking an answer to longitude, and the Rev. Charles Fryer, vicar of St John's church at Eltham in the 1840s. The house was used as the boarding section of Well Hall School in the 1880s and their bell can still be seen on the nearby Tudor Barn.
However, Edith Nesbit, with her magic touch of writing children's stories which still live on today in television and film adaptations, is the name now most associated with Well Hall House. She loved living here in this part of South East London and especially enjoyed punting on the moat whilst entertaining her many literary friends, George Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells among them.
In 1915 and 1916 the grounds were used for garden parties, held to raise funds for The Pioneer Women Campaigners (connected with the Woolwich Labour Party).
Hubert died at Well Hall in 1914. Three years later Edith married marine engineer Tommy Tucker known as 'Skipper', and in 1922 left Eltham for Jesson St. Mary, near Dymchurch Kent, where they had enjoyed numerous holidays exploring the countryside. It was here in 1924 that Edith died; she lies at rest at St. Mary-in-the-Marsh Church, Romney Marsh, Kent.
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THE PAWLINI ASSOCIATION THANKS TO OUR FATHERS AT THIS PLACE THEY WORKED TO DECORATE THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF VALLETTA The 50th Anniversary today February 15 1858
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Aviation for the Navy ..... can't translate
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TO THE MEMORY OF CARLO AVOLIO SILVER MEDAL FOR MILITARY VALOR KILLED AT THE FOSSE ARDEATINE SYRACUSE 1895 - ROME 1944
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JOSE MUSCAT-AZOPARDI 1853-1927 THE FATHER OF MALTA LITERATURE DIED IN THIS HOUSE WHERE HE LIVED FOR MANY YEARS
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✝RIP Walenty Badylak died a tragic death by self-immolation on March 21, 1980 with his act protesting against the conspiracy of silence surrounding the Katyń massacre, the demoralization of youth, and the destruction of craftsmanship. On the 10th anniversary of his death, the people of Kraków.
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Here lie the remains of Walenty Badylak. A Polish patriot who tragically took his own life in an act of protest against historical falsehoods. On March 21, 1980, he set himself on fire in Kraków's Main Square to denounce the silence surrounding the Katyn Massacre, a crime committed by the Soviet NKVD against Polish officers in 1940. His act of self-immolation was a desperate plea for truth in an era of censorship.
This commemorative plaque honours his sacrifice and serves as a reminder of the pursuit of historical truth.
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ROBERTO BAGLIERI, FREE MAN ENVIRONMENTALIST DEFENDER OF ORTIGIA 14-5-1952-16-6-2004 MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION POSE SYRACUSE 16-6-2007
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From this site John Logie Baird broadcast the first television programme in Great Britain on the 30th September 1929. The Royal Television Society
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Bangabandhu Centenary Peace Grove 100 Years
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the father of the nation of Bangladesh, Bandabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 - 15 August 1975) in the year 2020, 100 tulip trees, magnolias and other varieties selected for their vivid autumn colour were planted by Bangabandhu Centenary Foundation Brent and The Bangladesh High Commission London in the presence of.....
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the father of the nation of Bangladesh, Bandabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 - 15 August 1975) in the year 2020, 100 tulip trees, magnolias and other varieties selected for their vivid autumn colour were planted by Bangabandhu Centenary Foundation Brent and The Bangladesh High Commission London in the presence of.....
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Once a slave in Jamaica, Francis Barber, Samuel Johnson's servant, friend and heir lived here 1752-1756
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Ruy Barbosa 1849-1923 Eminent Brazilian Statesman and Jurist lived here 1895
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Barking Abbey
Was founded by St Erkenwald in the year 666. Destroyed by the Danes it was rebuilt in the 10th century. William the Conqueror stayed here after his coronation in 1066. It was dissolved in 1539 and demolished within three years.
Saint Margarets Church Founded about 1215 was altered and enlarged in the 15th and 16th centuries. Captain Cook was married here in 1762.
Curfew Tower A gateway to the abbey built in the 14th century and reconstructed in 1460. The 12th century stone head now in the chapel over the gateway was the object of pilgrimage in medieval times.
This stone was set up on 4th December 1960 to mark the fifth centenary of the Curfew Tower.
Saint Margarets Church Founded about 1215 was altered and enlarged in the 15th and 16th centuries. Captain Cook was married here in 1762.
Curfew Tower A gateway to the abbey built in the 14th century and reconstructed in 1460. The 12th century stone head now in the chapel over the gateway was the object of pilgrimage in medieval times.
This stone was set up on 4th December 1960 to mark the fifth centenary of the Curfew Tower.
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Barking Abbey
Was founded by St Erkenwald in the year 666. Destroyed by the Danes it was rebuilt in the 10th century. William the Conqueror stayed here after his coronation in 1066. It was dissolved in 1539 and demolished within three years.
Saint Margarets Church Founded about 1215 was altered and enlarged in the 15th and 16th centuries. Captain Cook was married here in 1762.
Curfew Tower A gateway to the abbey built in the 14th century and reconstructed in 1460. The 12th century stone head now in the chapel over the gateway was the object of pilgrimage in medieval times.
This stone was set up on 4th December 1960 to mark the fifth centenary of the Curfew Tower.
Saint Margarets Church Founded about 1215 was altered and enlarged in the 15th and 16th centuries. Captain Cook was married here in 1762.
Curfew Tower A gateway to the abbey built in the 14th century and reconstructed in 1460. The 12th century stone head now in the chapel over the gateway was the object of pilgrimage in medieval times.
This stone was set up on 4th December 1960 to mark the fifth centenary of the Curfew Tower.
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Dame Henrietta Barnett, D.B.E. founder of The Hampstead Garden Suburb lived here 1915 - 1936
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IN THIS PLACE OF CARRÉ MARIGNY THE CIRQUE DES CHAMPS ELYSÉES AROSE FRANÇOIS BAUCHER 1796 1873 ONE OF THE GREATEST HORSEMEN OF MODERN TIMES ENJOYED STRIKING GLORY THERE BETWEEN 1837 AND 1843
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British Broadcasting Corporation 1942-1957
From June 1942 for fifteen years this building was the headquarters of the B.B.C. Overseas Services. During the war direct broadcasts were made to America from the roof while air-raids were in progress. The B.B.C. vacated the premises in November 1957
From June 1942 for fifteen years this building was the headquarters of the B.B.C. Overseas Services. During the war direct broadcasts were made to America from the roof while air-raids were in progress. The B.B.C. vacated the premises in November 1957
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Dined at my Lord Treasurer's, the Earle of Southampton, in Bloomsbury where he was building a noble square or piazza, a little towne" John Evelyn's diary, 1665.
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Bell Moor Hampstead Heath - The surface of the soil is here 435ft 7" above sea level or
16ft 7" higher than the top of Saint Paul's Cross
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THIS HOUSE WHERE WAS BORNE VINCENZO BELLINI NIVA DECLARED A NATIONAL MONUMENT ON NOVEMBER 29, 1923
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Bermondsey Abbey
The Cluniac (Benedictine) Priory of St Saviour at Bermondsey occupied ground between Bermondsey Street, Abbey Street and Grange Walk. Founded in 1082 it flourished from the 12th to 15th century. This plaque marks the site of the Abbey Church.
The Cluniac (Benedictine) Priory of St Saviour at Bermondsey occupied ground between Bermondsey Street, Abbey Street and Grange Walk. Founded in 1082 it flourished from the 12th to 15th century. This plaque marks the site of the Abbey Church.
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TRIBUTE FROM THE PARISH BOARD
TO THE BENEFICIAL
AGRONOMIST ENGINEER
CAETANO DE ANDRADE ALBUQUERQUE BETTENCOURT (22/12/1913 to 17/09/1982)
WITH RECOGNITION FROM THE PEOPLE OF SETE CIDADES
AUGUST 1998
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1829-1894 Theodor Billroth Friend of the Abbey
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Bishops Wood Almshouses Erected and endowed by Dr Thomas Wood sometime bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. Born in the parish of Hackney 1607 and died 1692. The almshouses and chapel were restored by the trustees A.D. 1930.
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The Black Prince was a brilliant medieval war lord who lived 1330-1376. His two most famous victories were at the battles of Crecy (1346), when he was only 16, and Poitiers (1356), where King John of France was captured. As the son of Edward III the Black Prince was heir to the throne of England, but died before his father. The road has been named after him because the Black Prince owned and extended Kennington Manor, which has remained the property of the monarch's eldest son to this day.
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Blackfriars Bridge
standing on the site of the original bridge named after William Pitt the Elder in 1760. Constructed and maintained without burden upon public funds out of monies derived from Bridge House Estates Trust
First opened 6th November 1869 by Her Majesty Queen Victoria widened and reopened 14th September 1909 by The Rt. Hon. Sir George Wyatt Truscott. Bart., Lord Mayor
standing on the site of the original bridge named after William Pitt the Elder in 1760. Constructed and maintained without burden upon public funds out of monies derived from Bridge House Estates Trust
First opened 6th November 1869 by Her Majesty Queen Victoria widened and reopened 14th September 1909 by The Rt. Hon. Sir George Wyatt Truscott. Bart., Lord Mayor
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In memory of the workers of Kraków, participants of a demonstration organized by trade unions, who died in a clash with police on March 23, 1936.
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TRIBUTE TO GABRIEL BOISSY 1879-1949 WHO HAD THE IDEA OF THE FLAME ON THE GRAVE OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
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UNDER SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF J. BOUVARD
DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR THE 1900 WORLD'S EXHIBITION, CH. GIRAULT. CHIEF ARCHITECT OF THE TWO PALACES OF CHAMPS ELYSEES THE GREAT PALACE OF FINE ARTS. IT WAS BUILT FROM 1897 TO 1900 BY THE ARCHITECTS HENRI DEGLANE ALBERT THOMAS ALBERT LOUVET
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TO THE POET RUZAR BRIFFA (1906-1963) THAT IN THIS GARDEN YOU LOVED WITH THE POEM. LITERARY REVIVAL MOVEMENT 1972
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Croatian Library Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic Born on IV.18, 1874 in Ogulin. She lived from 1882 in this diedo home until her marriage on IV.18, 1892. Dies on 1/21 1938 in Zagreb
On the 100th anniversary of birth a memorial plaque was erected in 1974 by the Association of Croatian Literary Associations and the Association of Societies
On the 100th anniversary of birth a memorial plaque was erected in 1974 by the Association of Croatian Literary Associations and the Association of Societies
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to the illustrious Teotonio de Ornelas Bruges
1501-1870)
Philanthropist and responsible for building the monument in memory of D. Pedro IV.
Tribute paid by G.OL. - Portuguese Freemasonry
02-12-2016
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In 1747 these gates and railings were purchased for this church from Cannons, Edgware, the seat of James First Duke of Chandos friend and patron of the composer Handel. Originally wrought about 1715 they were restored in 1952 by Charles Hall Ltd of Hampstead.
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In memory of Don Frane Bulica, who with patriotic care repaired this Church of Saint Martin from the age of the Croatian people's rulers and in it presented to God his diamond saint mass on the first anniversary of his death 1935
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Canada Walk
Here in a building opposite at 20 Lincoln's Inn Fields was the Headquarters of the
Royal Canadian Air Force in Great Britain during the second World War. This Headquarters provided central support to some 85,000 Canadian personnel who served in 48 RCAF Squadrons and with numerous RAF units. In all, 14,455 Canadian airmen made the supreme sacrifice while serving overseas.
Here in a building opposite at 20 Lincoln's Inn Fields was the Headquarters of the
Royal Canadian Air Force in Great Britain during the second World War. This Headquarters provided central support to some 85,000 Canadian personnel who served in 48 RCAF Squadrons and with numerous RAF units. In all, 14,455 Canadian airmen made the supreme sacrifice while serving overseas.
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This tower being in imminent danger of ruin owing to the weakness of the foundations was underpinned and made secure, in memory of Emily Blanche Carr-Gomm Lady of the manor of Rotherhithe by her son Hubert William Culling Carr-Gomm member of parliament for Rotherhithe. AD 1913
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Villa Colette In 1940 as the Germans were entering Paris, the Casals family thought to leave France. They left Prades for Bordeaux in order to catch a boat to take them to the USA, but the boat was bombed by the Germans. On returning to Prades they went to live with the Salètes family and from 1942 in the Villa Colette (until May 1948) with Madame Capdevila and the Alavedra family.
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In 1793 the author of "Memoires D'Outre-Tombe" Chateaubriand 1768-1848 lived as an emigre in a garret close to this site and began his literary career. He returned in 1822 as French Ambassador and resided in Portland Place
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This building was erected by voluntary contributions for a dispensary and soup kitchen. It was intended as a thank-offering to Almighty God for his special mercy in sparing this parish during the visitation of cholera in the year 1849. The site was purchased in 1850 and the building completed in 1853. He shall deliver thee from the noisome pestilence. Thomas Ainger M.A. Incumbent
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On Ash Wednesday February 17 1836 this tower was burnt by fire. A peal of twelve bells, a clock with chimes, most of the interior masonry and all the wood work from the ceiling of the parish vestry room upwards were entirely destroyed. By the spontaneous liberality of the parishioners and a few others and by an effective application of their contributions this damage was substantially repaired with a very inconsiderable outlay of the parish funds.
William Stone MA - Rector William Sykes, Thomas Brushfield - Church Wardens
William Stone MA - Rector William Sykes, Thomas Brushfield - Church Wardens
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This church was re-opened January the first 1867 after being closed seven months for entensive alterations and improvements under the direction of a committee of parishioners. The cost nearly £7,000 was defrayed by voluntary subscriptions of which Robert Hanbury Esquire and his partners contributed £3,500. The large clock erected in 1836 was also repaired and illuminated at the expense of Charles Buxton Esquire MP.
John Patteson MA - Rector Robert Arnold, Benjamin Brookman - Church wardens Ewan Christian - architect
John Patteson MA - Rector Robert Arnold, Benjamin Brookman - Church wardens Ewan Christian - architect
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In case of fire apply for the men of the engine house and ladders at the Station House, No. 1 Church Passage, Spital Square.
William Stone MA - Vicar
Thomas Midwinter, William Hicks Hall - Church Wardens
1843
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Christ Church, Spitafields. All applications about Marriages, Burials &c. at this church must be made to Mr Root.
Church Street, London E1 W. H. Wright
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Church of St Nicholas the Traveller
Endowment of Splicanin Rake and his wife Elizabeth , built in 1219 renewed twice in 1919, 1990. In sight of Sailors. Servant of God returned 6.XII.1990
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Church of St Thomas Apostle, (formerly St Thomas Martyr) Southwark, S.E.1. Parish church of St Thomas 1136 - 1862, which also served as the chapel of St Thomas's hospital 1215 - 1862, rebuilt in 1703 by Thomas Cartwright & Son (sometime master masons to Christopher Wren).The roof space was used as the hospital's herb garret and from 1822 as its operating theatre. Rediscovered by Raymond Russell in 1956, the herb garret and operating theatre is now a museum supported by the Lord Brock memorial trust.
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This Close, damaged by enemy action in January 1941, was restored by the New River Co. Ltd., 1946.
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This bank of earth was raised and formed to support the Channel of the New River. And the frame of timber and lead which served that purpose 173 years was removed and taken away.
MDCCLXXXVI {1786} Peter Holford Esquire, Governor
MDCCLXXXVI {1786} Peter Holford Esquire, Governor
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During the turbulent years 1937-1940, class unions operated here under the leadership of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia fighting for the economic, social and political rights of the working class. On the celebration of the 40th year of the KPJ and the Union, Split workers placed this plaque
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Confederate Field Texans served in both the Confederate and the Federal armies during the Civil War. While there were few battles on Texas soil, Dick Dowling's troops turned back Federal invasion forces at Sabine Pass in 1863, and the last land engagement of the war was fought at Palmito Ranch near Brownsville {the rest is illegible}
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He surveyed the St Lawrence River in 1759. In three voyages 1768-1779 he charted the coasts of New Zealand, the East Coast of Australia and the Pacific Coast of North America
On this site stood a house occupied for some years by Captain James Cook R.N.F.R.S 1728-1779 Circumnavigator and Explorer
On this site stood a house occupied for some years by Captain James Cook R.N.F.R.S 1728-1779 Circumnavigator and Explorer
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These grounds, the site of the Foundling Hospital, established in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram, were offered for sale as housing land in 1926 when owing to changing social conditions the old Hospital was sold and demolished.
After eight years of anxiety to its fate the site was eventually preserved for the use and welfare of the children of Central London by the generosity and vision of Harold Viscount Rothermere, by the efforts of the Foundling Site Appeal Council, by the co-operation of the governors of the Foundling Hospital and of the Education Committee of the London County Council, and by the enthusiasm of many thousands of donors, large and small, who contributed their money or their toil to the saving of these nine acres, henceforth to be known as Coram's Fields.
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College François COUPERIN known as THE GREAT 1668-1733 AUTHOR OF THE ART OF TOUCHING THE HARPSICHORD, HE WAS THE ORGANIST of the St. GERVAIS CHURCH
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Captain Samuel Cresswell 1827-1867 Arctic Explorer, born here
Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk
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This tablet is erected by the Cromwell Association to the memory of the undermentioned whose remains were disinterred from Westminster Abbey at the time of the restoration of King Charles II and were in September 1661 buried in this churchyard of St Margaret's....
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The Croydon Canal opened in 1809, joining the Grand Surrey Canal & New Cross. 'Frog Island' was the name given to land enclosed by the sweeping bend in the canal at South Norwood. The canal transported goods between London and Croydon until its closure in 1836.
The London & Croydon Railway Company bought the land, opening Croydon's first steam railway in 1839. The route mainly followed that of the canal, apart from at South Norwood where it cut through 'Frog Island'.
South Norwood's first station was located between what is now Manor Road and the upper part of the High Street. It was called the 'Jolly Sailor', after the nearby pub. In 1859 the station moved to its present site to allow for more connections to London, Croydon and beyond.
The London & Croydon Railway Company bought the land, opening Croydon's first steam railway in 1839. The route mainly followed that of the canal, apart from at South Norwood where it cut through 'Frog Island'.
South Norwood's first station was located between what is now Manor Road and the upper part of the High Street. It was called the 'Jolly Sailor', after the nearby pub. In 1859 the station moved to its present site to allow for more connections to London, Croydon and beyond.
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The grave beneath this yew tree is that of ten workmen who died in a fall from the roof of the Crystal Palace during its reconstruction at Sydenham on 15th August 1853.
The Kentish Mercury and Home Counties Advertiser carried a detailed account of the "frightful accident": On Monday afternoon, shortly after 2 o'clock, one of the most frightful and fatal accidents by the falling of scaffolding occurred at the works of the new Crystal Palace, and which has resulted in the death of 12 men, and severe injuries to others. A very large mass of framework, apparently of great strength, had fallen from its position, some 180 feet high, carrying with it part of the girders and several columns of the north side of the nave. The staging had fallen inwards in the direction of the central nave, carrying with it a vast quantity of iron and woodwork. Six of the poor men were picked up quite dead close to each other, the position in which they were found indicating they must have fallen at an angle of something like forty degrees. Three others were found dead at a short distance, and one poor fellow lived for a few moments, but was not sufficiently collected to give any explanation of how the accident occurred. The precise cause of the disaster will probably never be discovered.
The funeral of the workmen was a big occasion. The Kentish Mercury describes it: The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon (18 August 1853) in the churchyard of New Sydenham Church - an elegant modern structure, embosomed in luxuriant foliage, and situated in a most romantic spot. The day was observed as a solemn holiday in the district, and there was a total cessation of all work within the Palace. The mournful procession formed in the central nave, and as the clock chimed three it slowly emerged from the building and wended its way along the beautiful road which conducts to the church. Each coffin was followed by its own particular mourners and at the rear of the last came the whole body of the workmen, numbering some thousand persons. In its course the procession was swelled by fresh additions, until when it reached the church there must have been between 2000 and 3000 persons following.
The Kentish Mercury and Home Counties Advertiser carried a detailed account of the "frightful accident": On Monday afternoon, shortly after 2 o'clock, one of the most frightful and fatal accidents by the falling of scaffolding occurred at the works of the new Crystal Palace, and which has resulted in the death of 12 men, and severe injuries to others. A very large mass of framework, apparently of great strength, had fallen from its position, some 180 feet high, carrying with it part of the girders and several columns of the north side of the nave. The staging had fallen inwards in the direction of the central nave, carrying with it a vast quantity of iron and woodwork. Six of the poor men were picked up quite dead close to each other, the position in which they were found indicating they must have fallen at an angle of something like forty degrees. Three others were found dead at a short distance, and one poor fellow lived for a few moments, but was not sufficiently collected to give any explanation of how the accident occurred. The precise cause of the disaster will probably never be discovered.
The funeral of the workmen was a big occasion. The Kentish Mercury describes it: The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon (18 August 1853) in the churchyard of New Sydenham Church - an elegant modern structure, embosomed in luxuriant foliage, and situated in a most romantic spot. The day was observed as a solemn holiday in the district, and there was a total cessation of all work within the Palace. The mournful procession formed in the central nave, and as the clock chimed three it slowly emerged from the building and wended its way along the beautiful road which conducts to the church. Each coffin was followed by its own particular mourners and at the rear of the last came the whole body of the workmen, numbering some thousand persons. In its course the procession was swelled by fresh additions, until when it reached the church there must have been between 2000 and 3000 persons following.
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As Cutty Sark approached the English Channel returning from Australia, Able Seaman John Clifton, aged 21, and John Doyle, aged 30, were washed off the jib-boom and lost. 2nd April 1893
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Near this spot, Able Seaman John Francis was struck with a capstan bar during a brawl by First Mate Sidney Smith and died. 11th August 1880
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Here to commemorate an era. The Cutty Sark has been preserved as a tribute to the ships and men of the Merchant Navy in the days of sail. They mark our passage as a race of men. Earth will not see such ships as these again. 1957
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During the 2006-12 Conservation Project, a fire broke out near this spot. Fortunately, the masts, deckhouses and many of the hull planks had been removed for conservation and the fire was quickly brought under control by the London Fire Brigade without serious loss of original fabric. 21st May 2007
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Near this spot, Captain James Wallace committed suicide by stepping over the rail and into the Java Sea. 9th September 1880
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Soprano of world voice Toti Dal Monte 1893-1975 stayed in Abbazia in 1939
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The Crocus Trust/CancerBacup Centre was opened by Chris de Burgh on 28th September 2000. It is dedicated to his much-loved aunt Rosemary whose life was claimed by colorectal cancer. May her memory help save many lives.
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{top plaque}On this site stood the home, 1778-1780, of Juan de Miralles (1715-1780) the first Spanish diplomatic representative to the United States of America. He died April 28, 1780, while visiting General George Washington at his Morristown headquarters. The same home became the residence of his successor, Francisco Rondón, who lent it to General Washington for the winter of 1781-1782.
Through these officials Spanish military and financial assistance was channeled to the American Patriot.
{bottom plaque} On this site was the home 1766-1771 of John Penn 1729-1795 last colonial governor of Pennsylvania son of Richard Penn and grandson of William Penn the founder. Also the home 1771-1810 of Benjamin Chew 1722-1810 last colonial Chief Justice of Pennsylvania
Through these officials Spanish military and financial assistance was channeled to the American Patriot.
{bottom plaque} On this site was the home 1766-1771 of John Penn 1729-1795 last colonial governor of Pennsylvania son of Richard Penn and grandson of William Penn the founder. Also the home 1771-1810 of Benjamin Chew 1722-1810 last colonial Chief Justice of Pennsylvania
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IN THIS TEMPLE, THE PRINCE OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA, DEDICATED TO DIVO LAURENTIO, JOHN DE VALLETTA, OF THE ORDER OF SAINT JOHN, THE GREAT MASTER OF THE GREAT HORSE AND MELITENISM, ACCOMPANIED BY A GROUP, AFTER THE VICTORY AGAINST THE TURKS, HAS GRANTED THANKS TO GOD IN THE YEAR OF SALVATION 165 THE MEMORY OF THAT DAY.
THE COLLEGE OF CANONS AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY HAPPILY ESTABLISHED THIS MONUMENT WITH INSIGNIA AND ARMS IN THE YEAR OF SALVATION 1965
THE COLLEGE OF CANONS AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY HAPPILY ESTABLISHED THIS MONUMENT WITH INSIGNIA AND ARMS IN THE YEAR OF SALVATION 1965
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IN THIS SCHOOL JEAN ROGER DEBRAIS LEARNED LOVE OF HOMELAND
JEUNE F.T.R.E. HE DIED FOR HER DECEMBER 14, 1943 UNDER THE ENEMY'S BULLETS HE WAS TWENTY YEARS OLD
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HERE ON 19-8-44 C. DELOGE INSPECTOR AT THE PALAIS ROYAL COMMISSION DIED for FREEDOM
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Friends of Brace? of the Croatian dragon, as a sign of recognition and significance for an invited patriot. Working this kuil over the shouldered door, rebuild the city of Zagreb. Architect Jurj Denzler
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SANTA LUCIA BRIDGE BUILT IN THE 17TH
CENTENARY OF MARTYRDOM OF THE SYRACUSAN Patron Saint MAYOR LAWYER GIAMBATTISTA BUFARDECI E
ARCHBISHOP MGR. GIUSEPPE COSTANZO A. D. 2004
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EDUARDO DI GIOVANNI LIVED IN THIS HOUSE
1875 1979 INDEMITABLE BANNER OF CIVIL FREEDOM
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE JURIST, DISTINGUISHED PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER. THE SYRACUSAN MUNICIPALITY PLACED THIS SIGN AS AN IMPERITUAL REMEMBRANCE 1994
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On this spot was situated Cobley's Farm, where Charles Dickens lived in 1843 while writing 'Martin Chuzzlewit'. It is recorded that during his walks with Forster in the Finchley lanes hard by he conceived the immortal character of Mrs. Gamp.
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Alec Dickson, 1914 - 1994, founder VSO & CSV, lived and died here. Bedford Park Society
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Dispuut House of Lords
IIe Lustrum
Rotterdam 06.11.1982
Londen 29.04.1993
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{top} Dr. Adam Doboszyński Senior (1839-1929): A lawyer, Galician politician, one of the founders of the Society of Folk Schools, publisher of 'Nowa Reforma,' and a councillor of the city of Kraków.
{bottom} Engineer Adam Doboszyński Junior: Born in this house in 1904, he was a publicist, political activist, and ideologist of the National Movement. He was executed in Mokotów Prison in Warsaw on August 29, 1949, and rests in an unknown grave.
{bottom} Engineer Adam Doboszyński Junior: Born in this house in 1904, he was a publicist, political activist, and ideologist of the National Movement. He was executed in Mokotów Prison in Warsaw on August 29, 1949, and rests in an unknown grave.
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On July 3 1901, while performing his duties at the top of the tower, the firefighter/bugler Antoni Dolega passed away into eternity
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In remembrance of the Rev. E. K. Douglas, Vicar of S. Mary of Eton, The Eton Mission.
Due largely to his initiative 337 acres of Hackney Marshes were acquired in 1890 as a perpetual open space for the people of London.
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Le Cateau, France 26th August 1914
On this day, the 37th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, had lost four of their six howitzer guns in action. Driver Job Drain was one of the soldiers who volunteered to recover the last of the guns. Under intense fire and showing disregard for his own safety, he drove his team of horses within yards of the German lines, retrieving the last remaining gun thus preventing it from falling into enemy hands. For this act of bravery he received the Victoria Cross.
In memory of the sons and daughters of Barking and Dagenham who fell in the Great War.
On this day, the 37th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, had lost four of their six howitzer guns in action. Driver Job Drain was one of the soldiers who volunteered to recover the last of the guns. Under intense fire and showing disregard for his own safety, he drove his team of horses within yards of the German lines, retrieving the last remaining gun thus preventing it from falling into enemy hands. For this act of bravery he received the Victoria Cross.
In memory of the sons and daughters of Barking and Dagenham who fell in the Great War.
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Le Cateau, France 26th August 1914
On this day, the 37th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, had lost four of their six howitzer guns in action. Driver Job Drain was one of the soldiers who volunteered to recover the last of the guns. Under intense fire and showing disregard for his own safety, he drove his team of horses within yards of the German lines, retrieving the last remaining gun thus preventing it from falling into enemy hands. For this act of bravery he received the Victoria Cross.
In memory of the sons and daughters of Barking and Dagenham who fell in the Great War.
On this day, the 37th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, had lost four of their six howitzer guns in action. Driver Job Drain was one of the soldiers who volunteered to recover the last of the guns. Under intense fire and showing disregard for his own safety, he drove his team of horses within yards of the German lines, retrieving the last remaining gun thus preventing it from falling into enemy hands. For this act of bravery he received the Victoria Cross.
In memory of the sons and daughters of Barking and Dagenham who fell in the Great War.
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Sir Francis Drake
In 1581 Queen Elizabeth I commanded that Francis Drake's ship, The Golden Hinde, be drawn into a creek near here at Deptford as a perpetual memorial for having "circuited about the whole earth."
On 4 April 1581, she banqueted on board the Golden Hind and "consecrated it with great ceremonie, pompe, and magnificence eternally to be remembered." And forthwith knighted Drake on his ship in recognition of the honouyr that he had brought to England by his discoveries and circumnavigation in the years 1577 - 1580.
His achievements included discovery of open sea from Atlantic to Pacific below South America: opening of English trade in the Far East: and claim to the Western region of North America for England. Naming it Nova Albion (New England) and thereby linking it with claims to the east coast and encouraging subsequent colonization of the Eastern seaboard.
Drake's voyage fostered the principle expressed by the Queen "That the VSE of the sea as of the Ayre is common to all. And that the publique necessitie permits not it should be possessed."
Presented by The Drake Navigators Guild, California. Quadricentennial, 4 April 1981
In 1581 Queen Elizabeth I commanded that Francis Drake's ship, The Golden Hinde, be drawn into a creek near here at Deptford as a perpetual memorial for having "circuited about the whole earth."
On 4 April 1581, she banqueted on board the Golden Hind and "consecrated it with great ceremonie, pompe, and magnificence eternally to be remembered." And forthwith knighted Drake on his ship in recognition of the honouyr that he had brought to England by his discoveries and circumnavigation in the years 1577 - 1580.
His achievements included discovery of open sea from Atlantic to Pacific below South America: opening of English trade in the Far East: and claim to the Western region of North America for England. Naming it Nova Albion (New England) and thereby linking it with claims to the east coast and encouraging subsequent colonization of the Eastern seaboard.
Drake's voyage fostered the principle expressed by the Queen "That the VSE of the sea as of the Ayre is common to all. And that the publique necessitie permits not it should be possessed."
Presented by The Drake Navigators Guild, California. Quadricentennial, 4 April 1981
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Click on the link (to London Remembers) to see what was on the plaque.
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in memory of Croation defenders .... Rest in the peace of God. His surviving comrades 6.12.1993
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G. COLONNA PARK DUKE OF CESARO THE POLITICIAN HE BY DECREE ON 18 2 1923 Law 528 HERE AT THE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY
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Adam Dulęba Chronicler and photographer of the Polish Legions, soldier of the Home Army. He lived in this house from 1900 to 1921. Murdered in the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in 1944. This plaque was placed by the City Council of Kraków and the Ś.Z.ŻA.K. Circle in Staszów in August 2002.
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In this house lived and died the distinguished expert in cosmic rays
Arturo Duperier Vallesa
The neighbourhood association 1959
Arturo Duperier Vallesa
The neighbourhood association 1959
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The plaques have disappeared from the stones, and the wording is shown in the link to London Remembers
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Under auspices of our most gracious sovereign George III the sanction of His Majesty's government and the patronage of the East India Company these wet docks appropriated to the commerce of India and ships in that employ were accomplished in those eventful years MDCCCIV, MDCCCV, MDCCCVI the first stone being laid March IV, MDCCCIV. They were opened by the introduction of five ships from 1,200 to 800 tons with valuable cargoes.
On IV August MDCCCVI the grand undertaking in the laudable endeavours of the managing owners of ships in the company's service and the important national objects of increased security to property and revenue combined with improved accommodation, economy and despatch were thus early realised....
On IV August MDCCCVI the grand undertaking in the laudable endeavours of the managing owners of ships in the company's service and the important national objects of increased security to property and revenue combined with improved accommodation, economy and despatch were thus early realised....
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East London Federation of the Suffragettes' Women's Hall and Cost Price Restaurant. Sylvia Pankhurst & Norah Smyth lived here from 1914 - 1924.
East London Federation of the Suffragettes' Women's Hall and Cost Price Restaurant. Sylvia Pankhurst & Norah Smyth lived here from 1914 - 1924.
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(according to London Remembers the Welsh translates as:) To the glory of God and in memory of Howell Powell Edwards who died on the 11th of March 1897 in his 71st year of age. Oxford Council Member and Canon of Llandaff Cathedral. A gentleman and a Welshman from Brecon.
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This stone was laid by J Passmore Edwards esq 19 October 1900
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OPERATION TORCH FOR THE LIBERATION OF NORTH AFRICA and later 16 January 1944 - 6 June 1944 as supreme allied commander allied expeditionary force in conjunction with the commanders of the fighting services of the allied nations and the authorities in Washington and London he planned and launched OPERATION OVERLORD FOR THE LIBERATION OF NORTH WEST EUROPE
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In this building was located the headquarters of.....
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November 2, 1960 Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States, and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, Republican Presidential nominee
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'The Passenger' in the cloister by Paula Haughney. In fond memory of Lord Ennals, 1922 - 95, Patron of the Bromley by Bow Centre
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Esperance Bridge July 2021 Named by the children of the Kings Crsoss Academy, Esperance means hope, expectation and belief. The name is inspired by the Esperance Club (1895-1914), a pioneering social project for local sewing girls founded by the radical Suffragettes Mary Neal and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence.
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1869 - 1976 The Evelina Hospital for Sick Children in Southwark
Baroness Evelina de Rothschild Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild Lady Superintendent Alice Cross Dr Arthur Farre MD FRCP FRS
This plaque celebrates the founding of the Evelina Children's Hospital, which was built on this site in 1869. It commemorates the work of the founder, planners, doctors, nurses and staff, and all the generous benefactors and supporters during the hospital's first 107 years.
The hospital was founded by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in memory of the early deaths of his wife, Evelina, and their baby son. The hospital was planned by Dr Arthur Farre, obstetrician to Evelina and the royal family.
The chosen site, Southsea Court in Southwark, was in one of the poorest districts of London, where children were stricken with disease, serious infections and undernourishment leading to many deaths. This new model hospital uplifted the spirit of the people, bringing to a deprived district the hope of fighting the ravages of childhood diseases.
In 1976 the Evelina moved to Guy's Tower, Southwark, to unite with Guy's Hospital Children's Department. The old Evelina building was demolished and the area was converted into Mint Street Park.
Baroness Evelina de Rothschild Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild Lady Superintendent Alice Cross Dr Arthur Farre MD FRCP FRS
This plaque celebrates the founding of the Evelina Children's Hospital, which was built on this site in 1869. It commemorates the work of the founder, planners, doctors, nurses and staff, and all the generous benefactors and supporters during the hospital's first 107 years.
The hospital was founded by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in memory of the early deaths of his wife, Evelina, and their baby son. The hospital was planned by Dr Arthur Farre, obstetrician to Evelina and the royal family.
The chosen site, Southsea Court in Southwark, was in one of the poorest districts of London, where children were stricken with disease, serious infections and undernourishment leading to many deaths. This new model hospital uplifted the spirit of the people, bringing to a deprived district the hope of fighting the ravages of childhood diseases.
In 1976 the Evelina moved to Guy's Tower, Southwark, to unite with Guy's Hospital Children's Department. The old Evelina building was demolished and the area was converted into Mint Street Park.
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"Dined at my Lord Treasurers the Earl of Southampton in Blomesbury, where he was building a noble square or piazza, a little towne" John Evelyn's diary 1665
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Henry Fielding 1707-1754 Novelist lived here
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He died on 26.12.1911 Andrija Fijan a giant of the Croatian theatre born in Zagreb 4.10.1851
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(upper plaque) Honouring the bravery and sacrifice of Stephen Maynard of Poplar Fire Station who gave his life in the line of duty in Limehouse Basin, London. 25th January 1980
(lower plaque) In memory of Leading Fireman Stephen Maynard, who tragically lost his life fighting a fire aboard the M. V. Rudi M, berthed in Limehouse Basin on 25 January 1980. London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority London Fire Brigade
(lower plaque) In memory of Leading Fireman Stephen Maynard, who tragically lost his life fighting a fire aboard the M. V. Rudi M, berthed in Limehouse Basin on 25 January 1980. London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority London Fire Brigade
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