This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
S/Lieut. Georges Henri Larsen
Commemorated ati
Kew Gardens war memorial
‘Floreat Kew’, meaning ‘May Kew Flourish’ is the motto of the Kew Guild.
Other Subjects
James Norris Pimm, Deputy
Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. Had a twin, Thomas. Ancestry has a good post with lots about him. That page says "his uncle was James Pimm who invented that famous drink." ...
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Frost Fairs
There are records of the Thames freezing over as far back as CE 250. The piers of old London Bridge were broad and close together, meaning that they could get easily blocked creating a dam which wo...
World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
William Lambe
1569-1570 Master of the Clothworkers' Company. Three wives but childless which allowed for his philanthropy. 1564-1577 he financed the rebuilding of the Holborn Conduit which, until its demolition ...
Person, Food & Drink, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration
Daisy Parsons
Marguerite "Daisy" Parsons was born in Poplar as Marguerite Lena Millo. When she was young her parents moved to Canning Town, part of West Ham. Working in a factory showed her how men and women wer...
Newham Council
West Ham was merged with parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Borough of Newham in 1965.
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