Director of transport systems in Ireland, Qatar and the much reviled Connex rail company in South-East England.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Geoff Harrison-Mee
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Blackheath Station
Blackheath Station opened for passenger traffic on Monday July 30 1849. To ma...
Other Subjects
Charles Tyson Yerkes
First things first - pronounce his name to rhyme to with turkeys. He has a claim to having created London Transport. Born Philadelphia. The memorial describes him as 'creative' and 'imaginative' ...
2 memorials
Corporal Harold John Strangward
Harold John Strangward was born on 30 January 1884 in Marylebone, London, the youngest of the six children of Robert Strangward (1840-1919) and Emily Strangward née Hawkins (1845-1905). His birth w...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Tough Brothers Boatyard
The Boatyard of Tough Brothers, Ferry Road,was at the wharf opposite Teddington Lock. In May 1940 Douglas Tough organised and assembled 100 private boats at that location to join in the Dunkirk eva...
1 memorial
Royal Docks
The Royal Docks is the area, including the three docks – the Royal Victoria (1855), the Royal Albert (1880) and the King George V (1921), collectively forming the largest enclosed docks in the worl...
1 memorial
Palace Gates Line
The line was constructed by the Great Eastern Railway with a temporary terminus at Noel Park and Wood Green before being opened to Palace Gates. A connection to Bowes Park on the Hertford Loop Line...
1 memorial
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Anne Seymour Damer
Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway) was a sculptor, author, traveller, theatrical producer and actress. Honorary exhibitor at the Royal Academy 1784-1818. Divorced after 7 years of marriage, 2 years la...
1 memorial
Limes from Berlin
W8, Broad Walk, Kensington Gardens
This plaque set us wondering: why was this particular path chosen to be lined with these limes from Germany, and why in 1988? Then we rem...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Leslie John Collis
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Was killed serving in HM forces in WW2.
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Dennis Hewitt, VC
Soldier. Born Dennis George Wyldbore Hewitt. He was a second lieutenant in the 14th Battalion, the Hampshire Regiment. At Pilckem Ridge north-east of Ypres, Belgium, he was hit by a piece of shell ...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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