Person    | Male  Born 2/10/1869  Died 30/1/1948

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian politician, instrumental in India's independence. Born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi at Porbunder in Gujarat. Assassinated in Delhi on the way to prayers. There is another statue of Gandhi in Britain, in Leicester, unveiled in June 2009.

2019: TelegraphIndia has an interesting article that refers to a planned statue in London's East End that was never erected.

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Mahatma Gandhi

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Friendship tree

We could find no evidence that the Raghuveers were married but it seems very ...

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Gandhi and Indo-British togetherness trees

Friendship Tree (Koelreutaria paniculata or Pride of India) planted by Lord M...

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Gandhi statue - Bloomsbury

This seatless statue belongs to the select group of seated London statues - s...

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Gandhi statue - Parliament Square

{On the front of the plinth:} Mahatma Gandhi {On the base of the statue, at ...

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Hackney Peace Carnival Mural

Easteight gives some interesting information about this mural. Mike Jones fin...

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Giles Vernon Hart - W6

{Beneath the Solidarity emblem:} In memory of Giles Vernon Hart a lifelong ca...

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Cato Street Conspiracy

Cato Street Conspiracy

A plot to murder the Tory Prime Minister, Lord Liverpool, and the whole cabinet, as they had dinner at a house on Grosvenor Square. The dinner had been announced in a newspaper but this was probabl...

Event, Nationalism, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzman

Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzman

Peruvian essayist, herald of Latin American Independence.

Person, Nationalism, Peru

1 memorial
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Indian patriot and philosopher. Born in Bhagur, District Nashik, Maharashtra.

Person, Nationalism, Philosophy, India

2 memorials

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St Michael Cornhill WW1 Memorial

St Michael Cornhill WW1 Memorial

EC3, Cornhill, St Michael's

Unveiled by the Lord Mayor, James Roll.

2 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Edith Garrud - steel statue

Edith Garrud - steel statue

N4, Station Place

There are two plaques on the blue bench behind the statues: Plaque 1: The characters for this Portrait Bench chosen by your community ce...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Leonard and Virginia Woolf

Leonard and Virginia Woolf

TW9, Paradise Road, 34, Hogarth House

2017: The house is up for sale so the Telegraph has an article about its history with some photos of the interior. To sell it has been sp...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Sir John Rennie

Sir John Rennie

Civil engineer. Born 27 Stamford Street.  In London, worked on Waterloo, Southwark and London Bridges. President of the Institute of Civil Engineers, 1845-8. Died at Bengeo, near Hertford. Easy to...

Person, Engineering

5 memorials
Raymond Montague Burton - Beckenham

Raymond Montague Burton - Beckenham

BR3, High Street, Beckenham, 189, Pizza Express

The 3 black plaques are low down on the pilasters between the windows. 'Tailor Alley' can be seen to the left of our main photo. 'Burton'...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator