American entrepreneur from Missouri, best known for McCulloch chainsaws and for purchasing London Bridge, which he moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona - one of the cities he founded. He purchased it in 1968 as a unique attraction for his city. The removal and rebuild took 3 years.
Died in Los Angeles, of an accidental overdose of alcohol and barbiturates.
At the Picture source our image is captioned: "Robert McCaulloch {sic} standing in front of London Bridge as it is dismantled in 1968."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Robert P. McCulloch
Unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester, this is actually an "interpretation panel...
The long piece of text is attributed to Raleigh, here and all over the web, b...
Created on 11 April 1992. By 2013 it had become part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport which sponsors English Heritage.
A book about London by Thomas Pennant, first published 1790. The Picture Source website does not make it clear that this picture is from Pennant's London, but it is such an apposite picture that we...
Historian. Born in Oxford. Took orders and was vicar of St Philip's, Stepney. Became a librarian in Lambeth and wrote a number of history books, e.g. "A History of the English People", "The Making ...
Cricketer. Born in Hastings, Sussex. He played for Sussex, the M.C.C. and Middlesex. After retiring as a player, he achieved fame as a writer and historian on cricket. Died in Pimlico.
The plaques are on the stone pillars either side of the entrance; plaque 1 to the left in our photo and plaque 2 to the right. The stran...
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