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Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

The oldest of the three royal boroughs in England, it was formed in 1965 by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Kingston-upon-Thames (which itself was a Royal Borough), Malden and Coombe and Surbiton.

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Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

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Anne Frank tree - Kingston

Anne Frank's tree Planted on 12th June 1998. The Worshipful The Mayor Council...

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Cesar Picton

The (lack of) punctuation on this plaque makes it easy to misread.

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Dwight D Eisenhower - Kingston

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander, allied forces Europe, Genera...

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Eadweard Muybridge - High Street Kingston

Childhood home of Eadweard Muybridge, pioneer photographer, 1830 -1904. Royal...

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Last V2 rocket in Kingston upon Thames

The plaque says that 8 people were killed but has the names of only five: fou...

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G. M. Stoker, MRCS

G. M. Stoker, MRCS

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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

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