World speed record holder. Born Maryland, USA. His American mother died when he was 2. His father was Irish and he was brought up in Britain. Took the land record in 1929. Then at Lake Windermere, having taken the water record, he crashed on a third run and died at nearby Hawkshead.
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Sir Henry Segrave
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Sir Segrave
English Heritage Sir Henry Segrave, 1896 - 1930, world speed record holder, ...
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Blue Plaque Rebellion
Writing her book 'Eat Sweat Play: How Sport Can Change Our Lives' Anna Kessel, was shocked at the lack of recognition for sportswomen from the past. Hence the Blue Plaque Rebellion, set up with the...
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Charlotte Dujardin
Dressage rider, equestrian, and writer. The most successful British dressage rider in the history of the sport and the winner of all major titles and world records in the sport, Dujardin has been d...
1 memorial
Tom Cribb
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2 memorials
Bobby Moore
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7 memorials
Eton Mission Rowing Club
From Hear the Boat Sing: "EMRC has a fascinating history and was started in the East London docklands in the late 19th century by a group of old Etonians, who saw it as their mission to help boys i...
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First British public airmail flight
The balloon flight was organised to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII, and was piloted by M. Auguste Eugine Gaudron and Dr Francis Alexander Barton. It ascended from the Croydon Road Recr...
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