Sebastopol is a city and port in Ukraine. Founded 1793 and fortified in 1794. It was besieged from 1854-1855 during the Crimean War and left in ruins. It was besieged again by the Germans in World War 2 and fell in July 1942. Liberation by the Red Army in May 1944.
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Sebastopol fortifications
Established 1798. Rebuilt by T Blanch & Sons, 1898. This stone is a por...
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Architect and East Ham Mayor, 1914-18. Born Norfolk. He visited troops from East Ham on the western front.
Born in Suffolk, son of Sir Samuel.
Founder of the garden city movement. Born 62 Fore Street. Travelled to America in 1871 where he tried farming and was in Chicago at the time that it was being rebuilt after a great fire. The new su...
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