Private David Downer was born on 20 April 1823 in Godshill, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, the eldest of the five children of David Downer (1797-1881) and Jane Downer née Merwood (1791-1879). On 18 May ...

Person, New Zealand

War dead, Other war

1 memorial

bonds between New Zealand and the United Kingdom

Concept, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, New Zealand

1 memorial

Hilda Hewlett

Aviator and aircraft manufacturer. Born Hilda Beatrice Herbert in Vauxhall. The first British woman to earn a pilot's licence, in 1911. Together with her business partner, Gustav Blondeau, she foun...

Person, Aviation, Industry, New Zealand

1 memorial

Sir David Low

Cartoonist and caricaturist. Born David Alexander Cecil Low in Dunedin, New Zealand. He worked for several newspapers, before coming to London and joining the 'Star'. In 1927 he moved to the Evenin...

Person, Art, Journalism / Publishing, New Zealand

2 memorials

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Devil Tavern

2, Fleet Street. Demolished 1787. Full title was the Devil and St Dunstan, the sign being the Devil's nose being tweaked by pincers wielded by the saint. It appears in a Hogarth illustration. T...

Building, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink

1 memorial

Howard Evans

Person, Benefactor

1 memorial