Person    | Male  Born 1672  Died 30/8/1769

Edmond Hoyle

Categories: Sport / Games

Writer on games.
Wrote his first book, "A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist" in 1742. Died in London.

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Edmond Hoyle

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Old Church Garden - burials

The right-most of 3 plaques on the back wall of the garden.

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British Olympic Association

British Olympic Association

Formed in the House of Commons.

Group, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Engineer Captain Charles Gerald Taylor, MVO.

Engineer Captain Charles Gerald Taylor, MVO.

A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1. A Wrexham paper has an article about Taylor: "Taylor was the first of 13 capped Wales players to lose their lives in the con...

Person, Armed Forces, Sport / Games

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Jack Charlton

Jack Charlton

Football player and manager. Born in Ashington, Northumberland as John Charlton. Brother of Bobby Charlton. He played for Leeds United and was a member of the winning England team in the 1966 World...

Person, Sport / Games, Ireland

1 memorial
Francis Cranmer Penrose

Francis Cranmer Penrose

Architect, archaeologist, astronomer and rower.  Born Lincolnshire.  Surveyor to the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral 1852 - 1899.  Died Wimbledon.

Person, Architecture, History, Science, Sport / Games

2 memorials