Birkbeck says that the memorial was created "... to commemorate the lives of the thousands of Birkbeck students who were killed, injured or bereaved by the Second World War." We'd be surprised if that was the thinking in the 1950s; this degree of inclusivity is a more recent phenomenon. WW2 memorials were generally raised to those killed in the war, often just the armed forces, and often just the men.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Birkbeck students killed in WW2
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Birkbeck WW2 memorial
From Birkbeck: "The sculpture, which is thought to have been created in the 1...
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T. H. Adamson & Sons
Builders active in 1887. Andrew Behan’s research has discovered: From Wandsworth Heritage Service: "T H Adamson & Sons was founded around 1790 in Chiswick, by Thomas Adamson, and was re-named ...
Westminster Bank
Founded as the London and Westminster Bank, it was the first firm founded under the Bank Charter Act of 1833. It wasn't until 1923 that it became known solely as the Westminster Bank. Its merger wi...
Royal Philharmonic Society
Created as the Philharmonic Society of London, it had an orchestra which initially performed in the 'old' Argyll Rooms in Regent Street, and continued in the replacement building until that was des...
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Festival of Britain
'A tonic for the Nation', The Festival was intended to cheer us all up after WW2, and incidentally to celebrate the centenary of the 1851 Great Exhibition. The symbol for the Festival was designed ...
James Robinson
WC1, Gower Street, 14
English Heritage James Robinson, 1813 - 1862, pioneer of anaesthesia and dentistry lived and worked here.
Simpson, Maule and Nicholson
SE17, Victory Place, Victory Primary School
The rather odd wording of the plaque is explained by an item in the RSC Historical Group Newsletter, February 2010. As part of National S...
Red Cross Garden 2
SE1, Redcross Way, 50
The roundel was created by a glass-making firm, James Powell and Son, after a sketch by Louisa Anne, Marchioness of Waterford. The quotat...