This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Polish gratitude for British sacrifice in WW2
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Chopin statue
The statue is said to contain an urn with earth from Chopin's birthplace in P...
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Henry Lowenfeld
Entrepreneur, theatrical impresario. Born as Henryk Loewenfeld in Poland, he emigrated to England in the early 1880s. Hee he produced spot-removing fluid which sold very well, then he opened a pate...
Julius Hirsch
Footballer. Born in Achern, Germany. He was the first Jewish player in the German national football team, and played in the 1912 Olympic Games. He fought in the German Army in WW1, and was decorate...
E. Gordon Brettell
Flight Lieutenant Edward Gordon Brettell DFC was born on 19 March 1915, the eldest of the three children of Vivian Brettell (1882-1949) and Eileen Isabella Brettell née Carroll (1887-1979). His bir...
Frédéric Chopin
Composer. Born Zelazowa Wola, Poland of a French emigrant father and Polish mother. Left Poland aged 20, never to return. Despite his long romantic liaison with novelist George Sand (Aurore Dudevan...
Nicolaus Copernicus
Mathematician and astronomer. Argued that the Sun, not the Earth, was the centre of the universe.
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Woodford Green Men's Club - WW1
IG8, High Road Woodford Green, 499 - 501
This plaque is very decorative,with an ornate frame, at the top of which is a roundel showing a stag on a shield. It was perhaps not int...
13 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
E G Anderson Hospital and the Prince of Wales
WC1, Huntley Street
This building was/is the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital.
Corporation of the City of London
The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London'. In 2006 the name was changed from just 'Corporation of London' to disti...
Jewish expulsion and resettlement
In 1290 Edward I expelled Jews from England and for centuries, apart from those that practised their religion in secret, there were no Jews in England. In 1657, following a petition to Cromwell an...
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