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Charles Close Society gives the history of OS Maps.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Ordnance Survey

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General Roy's cannon - south

The cannon was installed in 1791 by Mudge. The plaque came later in 1926. Fr...

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Major-General William Roy

Greater London Council Major-General William Roy, 1726 - 1790, founder of th...

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Eduard Suess

Eduard Suess

Geologist, educationalist, economist, statesman. Expert on the geography of the Alps. Born 4 Duncan Terrace, of German parentage, grew up in Prague and Vienna. Died in Vienna.

Person, Economist, Education, Politics & Administration, Science, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland

1 memorial
William Tegetmeier

William Tegetmeier

Naturalist and journalist. Born William Bernhardt Tegetmeier at High Street, Colnbrook Buckinghamshire. A founding member of the Savage Club, and a writer and journalist. He befriended Charles Darw...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Science

1 memorial
CIWEM

CIWEM

Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

Group, Engineering, Science

2 memorials
Astronomical Society

Astronomical Society

From the picture source website: "... conceived on 12 January 1820 when 14 gentlemen sat down to dinner at the Freemason's Tavern, in Lincoln's Inn Fields .... the new Society was born on 10 March ...

Group, Science

1 memorial
First traffic lights in world

First traffic lights in world

Less than a month after the lights were installed the lamp blew up, seriously injuring the policeman who was operating it. See the IET and the Victorianist for two different takes on the story. 20...

Concept, Engineering, Science

1 memorial

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Lance Corporal Albert George Booth

Lance Corporal Albert George Booth

Albert George Booth was born on 6 September 1898 in Devonport, Devon, a son of Thomas and Agnes Elizabeth Booth. His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1898 in the Devonport registration di...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Sir Ian Mckellen

Sir Ian Mckellen

Born Burnley, Lancashire. Versatile stage and film actor with a repertoire ranging from the classics through science fiction films and pantomime to Coronation Street. He ‘came out’ in 1988 and ha...

Person, Cinema, Seriously Famous, Theatre

4 memorials
Captain John Smith

Captain John Smith

Citizen and cordwainer (cobbler), first among the leaders of the settlement at Jamestown, Virginia from which began the overseas expansion of the English speaking peoples. Born Lancashire. 16 year...

Person, Exploring, Race Issues, USA

2 memorials
Mercers' Company

Mercers' Company

Records go back to 1348. From the Guild‘s website: "In its widest sense mercery could describe all merchandise, although in London the term evolved to mean the trade specifically in luxury fabrics,...

Group, Commerce, Liveries & Guilds

4 memorials
Watch House

Watch House

NW3, Holly Place, 9

British History Online points out that this plaque incorrectly names the Hampstead Police Force since, by the time they moved into this b...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator