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Historical Markers and War Memorials in United Kingdom
By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 17, 2018
The Daily Courant Marker - Wide View, Looking East on Ludgate Hill
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| |
In a house
near this site was
published in 1702
The Daily Courant
first London daily
newspaper. — — Map (db m116510) HM |
| | [Inset within a reproduction of the front page of the first edition of The Daily Express is the marker text:]
Tuesday, 24th April, 1900
The first edition of the Daily Express was
published in Fleet Street. It was one of the
first . . . — — Map (db m111227) HM |
| | The Boy at Pye Corner was erected to commemorate the staying of the Great
Fire which beginning at Pudding Lane was ascribed to the Sin of Gluttony
when not attributed to the papists as on the monument and the Boy was
made prodigiously fat to . . . — — Map (db m111297) HM |
| |
Near this site
the Grand Lodge
of English
Freemasons
first met in 1717 — — Map (db m117354) HM |
| | Near this site stood the shop
belonging to Thomas Faryner,
the king’s baker, in which the
Great Fire of September 1666 began.
Presented by
The Worshipful Company of Bakers
to mark the 500th anniversary of
their charter granted by . . . — — Map (db m121550) HM |
| | The London Wall Walk follows the line of the City Wall from the Tower of London to the Museum of London. The Walk is 1 3/4 miles (2.8km) long and is marked by twenty-one panels which can be followed in either direction. The City Wall was built by . . . — — Map (db m115970) HM |
| | The London Wall Walk follows the line of the City Wall from the Tower of London to the Museum of London. The Walk is 1¾ miles (2.8km) long and is marked by twenty-one panels which can be followed in either direction. The City Wall was built by the . . . — — Map (db m117213) HM |
| | The London Wall Walk follows the line of the City Wall from the Tower of London to the Museum of London. The Walk is 1¾ miles (2.8km) long and is marked by twenty-one panels which can be followed in either direction. The City Wall was built by the . . . — — Map (db m118133) HM |
| | The London Wall Walk follows the line of the City Wall from the Tower of London to the Museum of London. The Walk is 1¾ miles (2.8km) long and is marked by twenty-one panels which can be followed in either direction. The City Wall was built by the . . . — — Map (db m118131) HM |
| | This monument designed by Sir Christopher Wren was built to commemorate the Great Fire of London 1666 which burned for three days consuming more than 13,000 houses and devastating 436 acres of the City. The Monument is 202 ft in height, being equal . . . — — Map (db m104064) HM |
| | Nicholson’s
Est. 1873
The
Old Bell
The Old Bell Tavern was built in the 1670s for workmen and masons who were rebuilding St. Brides Church (designed by Christopher Wren) after The Great Fire of London in 1666 It has been a licensed tavern for . . . — — Map (db m118266) HM |
| | Here stood the Palace of Bridewell built by Henry VIII in 1523 and granted by Edward VI in 1553 to the City of London to house Bridewell Royal Hospital founded by Royal Charter in the same year. The present building was erected in 1802 and in 1862 . . . — — Map (db m117352) HM |
| |
In Memory
of those who gave their lives
while serving with
The 1st Battalion in the Korean War
July 1952 to August 1953
Fus G F Allen · Fus S J Anstead · Fus P G Austin · Sgt S W Burgess · Fus R G Cooper · Fus J C Crocker · Cpl E . . . — — Map (db m109467) WM |
| | Welcome to The Salters' Garden.
The Salters' Company is one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London and was first licensed in 1394.
The Company built their seventh Hall here in 1976 following the destruction of the previous . . . — — Map (db m120029) HM |
| | In St. Stephen
Walbrook
on 2 November 1953
The Samaritans
were founded by
Dr. Chad Varah
Rector 1953 - 2003 — — Map (db m121621) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m111376) HM |
| | The Sugarloaf
The Sugarloaf is situated on Cannon Street which starts at St Paul's Cathedral and runs parallel with the River Thames for half a mile. Cannon Street was first known as ‘Candlewrich Street' named after the candle makers who used to . . . — — Map (db m121664) HM |
| | The pub was built on the side of a monastery which dated to 1300 where, amongst other duties, the monks brewed ale. This site was an island between the River Thames and River Fleet which still runs under the pub that is now little more than a . . . — — Map (db m116403) HM |
| | Trinity House is the general lighthouse authority for England Wales and the Channel Islands. A deep sea pilotage authority and also administers charitable funds mostly connected with seafarers.
The first Trinity House was at Deptford and then . . . — — Map (db m131964) HM |
| | To The Immortal Memory Of SIR WILLIAM WALLACE
Scottish Patriot Born at Elderslie Renfrewshire Circa 1270 A.D.
Who From The Year 1296 Fought Dauntlessly In Defence Of His Country’s
Liberty And Independence In The Face Of Fearful Odds . . . — — Map (db m85736) HM |
| | To Commemorate the tragic history and in many cases the martyrdom of those who for the sake of their faith country or ideals staked their lives and lost. On this site more than 125 were put to death. The names of some of whom are recorded here. . . . — — Map (db m78678) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m111728) HM |
| | Blitz
The Heroes With Grimy Gaces
Winston Churchill
In Honour and Memory
of Those Firefighters Who
Gave Their Lives in the
Defence of the Nation
1939-1945
This Monument was Commissioned
by the Founder Master of the
Guild . . . — — Map (db m117875) HM |
| |
Site of
Upholders' Hall
Destroyed in the
Great Fire 1666 — — Map (db m116406) HM |
| | Originally Built
1760
Vestry House
Partly Destroyed
1940
Rebuilt in 1981 — — Map (db m118817) HM |
| | Victoria R.I.
1896
( back )
Presented
To the Citizens of London by
Sir Alfred Seale Haslam
In Token of
Friendship to Themselves
and Loyalty to
Her Majesty Queen Victoria
Rt Hon: Sir Walter Wilkin, Knt
Lord Mayor . . . — — Map (db m118267) HM |
| | Roman London
Walbrook Wharf is the point where the now buried Walbrook River fed into the River Thames. The Walbrook is one of London’s ‘Lost Rivers’, a watercourse which has been lost to time and history.
The Walbrook was a feature of . . . — — Map (db m117900) HM |
| | Wellington
Erected
June 18
1844
( plaque behind the statue )
On 19th July 1838. the Court of Common Council of the City of London agreed to a contribution of £500 toward the cost of the above statue of the Duke of Wellington in . . . — — Map (db m121574) HM |
| | Welcome to Whittington Garden
This garden was named in honour of one of the City's best known Lord Mayors who was buried in 1423 in the nearby church of St Michael Paternoster Royal which he had rebuilt in 1409 at his own expense. The site, which . . . — — Map (db m121624) HM |
| | William Nicholson
( 1824 – 1909 )
Distiller, Politician,
Cricket Player, Benefactor
This alehouse is part of the Nicholson's heritage collection. They're all different, yet they all owe something to the man who founded them. William . . . — — Map (db m121666) HM |
| |
William
Shakespeare
had lodgings near
here in 1604, at the
house of Christopher
and Mary Mountjoy — — Map (db m115310) HM |
| |
This plaque commemorates the funeral service
held in this church for
Sir William Wallace
on the 700th anniversary of his execution at Smithfield Elms
on 23rd August 1305.
David R. Ross, Convenor of The Society of . . . — — Map (db m117171) HM |
| | 29 & 30 College Street
Presented to the
Worshipful Company
of Innholders by
Walter Daniel Cronin
Master 1920 – 21
& John Wylde
Renter Warden 1920 – 21
This Building Was
Erected by the
Company in 1958
Bryan N. Gibbs . . . — — Map (db m121623) HM |
| |
Rebuilt 1667
in the reign of Charles II
and continued successively
in the Reigns of
James II 1685-1688
Interregnum Dec. 11, 1688 - Feb. 13, 1689
William III & Mary II 1609 - 1702
Anne 1702 - 1714
George I 1714 - 1727
George . . . — — Map (db m111396) HM |
| | Here in 1844 George Williams with eleven other young men employed in the City of London who shared his zeal and vision founded the Young Mens Christian Association in a drapery house on this site in which he worked and lived.
From its . . . — — Map (db m117866) HM |
| | On or Near This Spot
Stood the House
in which
Sir Arthur Quiller Couch House
Renowned
In All the World
As a Freeman of the
Borough of Bodmin
Was Born on the 21st
November 1863.
21st November 1963.
( lower plaque )
This . . . — — Map (db m155012) HM |
| | Walter Raleigh Gilbert
Born
March 18 1785
Died
10 May 1855
To the Memory of
Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert.
Lieutenant General in the Bengal Army
who, after sharing as a Subaltern
in the campaigns of 1803 and 1804 under Lord Lake . . . — — Map (db m124240) HM WM |
| | In 1859, because of the aggressive foreign policy pursued by Napoleon III, Britain felt herself under threat of invasion by France. This keep was built in that year, on land donated by the Town of Bodmin, as a militia stores, designed to hold . . . — — Map (db m124237) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m124232) WM |
| | Erected
By the DCLI
To Their
Glorious Dead
255 Officers
4027 Other Ranks
1914 — 1919
I
France & Flanders 1914 – 1917
Italy 1917 – 1918
France & Flanders 1918 – 1919
VI
France & Flanders 1915 – . . . — — Map (db m124233) HM WM |
| | The Royal Air Force Linguists’ Association 2004
RAFLing Association
JSSL
Between 1951 and 1956, the Joint Services School for Linguists was located at Walker Lines, Bodmin. Here Linguists were trained for covert work, their vigilance . . . — — Map (db m124239) HM |
| | The Trafalgar Way
Bodmin – 3rd Post-Horse Change
On Monday, 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated the Combined Fleet of France and Spain off Cape Trafalgar south of Cadiz. This victory permanently removed the . . . — — Map (db m122160) HM |
| | In honor of the Hallowed
Memory of the 3533 Men of the
29th Division. United States Army
Killed in Battle from 6 June 1944
To Victory in Europe 8 May 1945
In October 1942 the 29th Infantry Divison Composed of
National Guard Units from . . . — — Map (db m124236) HM WM |
| | Welcome to the Discovery Quay
From the quayside and the National Maritime Museum Cornwall (NMMC), there are fine vistas of the harbour with Falmouth's historic fabric of tiered harbourside properties dominating the waterfront.
The Port . . . — — Map (db m124016) HM |
| | Welcome to Falmouth Docks
The port of Falmouth’s greatest asset is its deep and sheltered harbour. Amny mariners throughout the centuries have long regarded Falmouth as the “First and Last Port” for ships crossing the Atlantic . . . — — Map (db m124042) HM |
| | Coastal Forces of World War II
HMS Forte IV
This plaque commemorates the men and women of Allied Coastal Forces who served with the Royal Navy at HMS Forte IV at Falmouth between 1941 and 1946. At HMS Forte IV Motor Torpedo Boats, Motor Gunboats . . . — — Map (db m124014) WM |
| | The granite pyramid was erected in 1737 by Martin Lister Killigrew the owner of Arwenack. He never stated specifically the purpose of it, but many have assumed it to be a memorial to the Killigrew family.
The Killigrew Family
The Killigrew s . . . — — Map (db m124012) HM |
| | This stone commemorates the start of work on the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in the presence of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh twenty-seventh of July nineteen ninety-nine — — Map (db m124017) HM |
| | Welcome to Pendennis Point
Black Rock and St Anthony's Lighthouse
Black Rock, the isolated rock located in the entrance to Falmouth Harbour, roughly divides it into two distinct channels: the eastern deep-water channel and the western . . . — — Map (db m124043) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m124013) WM |
| | Early in the 17th century, according to local legend, Sir Walter Raleigh pointed out to Sir John Killigrew of Arwenack that Falmouth was the ideal site for a port to handle sailing ships. In 1611 John Speed wrote “Falmouth is so copious, . . . — — Map (db m124018) HM |
| | There have been defences on this point since 1539, when Henry Ill built a blockhouse known as 'Little Dennis' to protect the estuary from enemy warships.
The blockhouse was equipped with heavy guns. You can see three gun openings at ground level . . . — — Map (db m124044) HM |
| | George Fox 1624 – 1691 was imprisoned in this castle in 1656, for eight months. With other Quakers he suffered under unspeakable conditions in Dooms-Dale
“There was never under any imprisonment that I was in but it was for the . . . — — Map (db m124010) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m124122) HM |
| | Kitchen
c.13th century
This building was later converted
into a bakehouse and brewery — — Map (db m124129) HM |
| | To the
Immortal Honour
of
Those from this Town
who gave their Lives
for King & Country
in the Great Wars
1914-1918
1939-1945
W.H. Adams · S. Bartlett · D.B. Bennett · T. Bennett · C. Bickle · G.T. Brendon · A.J. Brent · J. . . . — — Map (db m124177) WM |
| | Moote Hall
c.13th century
The castle, a symbol of law and order
was used as a centre of justice.
This building was used by the assizes
(travelling courts) and also for
administrative purposes. — — Map (db m124128) HM |
| | This was the main entrance into the castle from the town until the late 12th century.
Originally, there was a deep ditch around the castle crossed by a fortified bridge. This was destroyed when nearby Eagle House was built in the 18th century. . . . — — Map (db m124009) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m124125) HM |
| | Shell Keep
c.12th century
This circular stone wall had a wall walk on the top designed principally for use as a fighting platform. The High Tower was built inside this wall in the13th century and the gap spanned with a platform. (Note the joist . . . — — Map (db m124180) HM |
| | In the Middle Ages this gatehouse led out to the Earl's private deer park. The entrance passage continued out across the castle ditch, over a fortified bridge to where the Guildhall now stands.
Four square holes for the timber decking can be . . . — — Map (db m124176) HM |
| | Throughout the Middle Ages the courtyard was packed full of buildings providing accommodation for the Lord and his followers.
There were also service buildings: a survey carried out in 1337 lists a chapel, stable, gaol, hall and various . . . — — Map (db m124126) HM |
| | The development of the Castle
The first castle was built in the years immediately after the Norman Conquest — a military outpost in hostile country.
The original timber defences were gradually replaced in stone and by the 12th century . . . — — Map (db m124178) HM |
| | The Earl's Chamber
You are standing in the lobby which led into the Earl's chamber in front of you.
Behind you another door led out onto the flat roof which, in the 13th century, covered the space between the high tower and surrounding walls. . . . — — Map (db m124203) HM |
| | The Gate
There was a strongly defended gate here in the 13th century. The slot for the portcullis and the deep socket for the stout timber beams which secured the door can be seen in the wall behind you.
To your right, steps within the . . . — — Map (db m124206) HM |
| | The Keep
In the 13th century, the building high on the mound in front of you provided a lordly reception suite where the Earl could entertain on special occasions.
The approach was deliberately formal and designed to impress. Anyone wishing . . . — — Map (db m124179) HM |
| | The Landscape
From the top of this high tower it is easy to see why the Normans built their castle here at Launceston. Not only does the castle dominate the surrounding countryside but it also controlled the main road into Cornwall at the . . . — — Map (db m124205) HM |
| | The Trafalgar Way
Launceston - 4th Post-Horse Change
On Monday, 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated the Combined Fleet of France and Spain off Cape Trafalgar south of Cadiz. This victory permanently removed the threat . . . — — Map (db m122161) HM |
| | This Oak Tree Was Planted
In Commemoration
Of The Diamond Jubilee
Of Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II
On 4th June 2012 — — Map (db m124244) HM |
| | We Must Not Forget
We Must Always Remember
WWI 1914 – 1918
L/Sgt Francis S Armstrong · L/Cpl William H Arthur · Pte George Bunt · Pte Frederick W Chidley · Pte Frederick C Cottell · PO John Drew · Sgt Frank Ebbett · Sapper James H Gill · . . . — — Map (db m124241) WM |
| | A Changing coastline
Arvor ow chanjya
Looking north-east, this spectacular view tells a story about the complex geology and changing shape of this north Cornwall coast.
The slates and siltstones that make up this coastline were . . . — — Map (db m124105) HM |
| | Great Hall
A complicated ruin
Magor gomplek
The ruins in front of you are the remains of a series of successive halls and service buildings that once stood at the centre of the castle.
The original Great Hall was built in about 1230 and was . . . — — Map (db m124064) HM |
| | Garden
A romantic retreat
Argel romansek
This walled garden was probably built in the 1230s and may have been part of a romantic literary landscape.
Gardening was taken up enthusiastically by English royalty in the 13th century. This . . . — — Map (db m124104) HM |
| | Excavations and discoveries
Kowansow ha diskudhansow
This small hut was built for the site custodian shortly after excavations on the headland were completed in the 1930s.
These excavations, led by CA Ralegh Radford between 1933 and . . . — — Map (db m124107) HM |
| | Florence’s shelter
Skovva Florence
Built in about 1900, this shelter provided welcome protection from the wind and rain for the ‘keeper of the keys’, Florence Nightingale Richards (b.1856).
Like her mother and grandmother before her, she . . . — — Map (db m124063) HM |
| | Great Hall
Prince Dafydd's tale
Hwedhel Pennsevik Dafydd
It is a windy day in October 1242. Servants and tradesmen are busy bringing deliveries of food and barrels of wine, preparing for a feast.
You are standing in the island courtyard of . . . — — Map (db m124062) HM |
| | The Haven
An Harber
The beach and headland at Tintagel appear to be wild and remote today, a haven for coastal plants and animals. But in the 19th century this area saw intensive use for mining, slate quarrying and fishing.
Beyond . . . — — Map (db m124110) HM |
| | Dark Age Buildings
The northern ruins
An magoryow kledh
When this area was cleared by Ralegh Radford's workmen in the 1930s, they found the walls of several simple buildings. We do not know the date of these structures but they probably . . . — — Map (db m124068) HM |
| | Chapel
The Priest's tale
Hwedhel an Pronter
In the driving rain, the weary priest makes his way to the chapel, as he has done every day for years. Today, in November 1361, he resolves that he won't spend another winter on this lonely, . . . — — Map (db m124071) HM |
| | Gatehouse Courtyard
The Sheriff's tale
Hwedhel an Mer
It is an autumn day in 1306. Thomas de la Hyde, sheriff and steward of Cornwall, is visiting the castle to check on the progress and costs of building repairs.
Arriving on horseback, . . . — — Map (db m124060) HM |
| | Dark Age Buildings
The Trader's tale
Hwedhel an Gwikor
A wooden sailing ship, laden with goods from the Mediterranean, is being unloaded down at the deep harbour. There are shouts in unfamiliar languages as large jars are brought up the steep . . . — — Map (db m124065) HM |
| | Tintagel village
Tre War Venydh
The village of Tintagel, once known as Trevena, has been enormously influenced by the presence of the castle since it was built in the 1230s.
The medieval village of Trevena was enhanced by Earl Richard who . . . — — Map (db m124066) HM |
| | Tunnel
Kowfordh
This tunnel is puzzling. Marks on the inside show that it was cut with metal tools, perhaps enlarging a natural cave.
It could have been a food store for the castle or perhaps a mysterious garden feature. — — Map (db m124069) HM |
| | Upper courtyard
Garth gwartha
Soon after this part of the castle was built, the sea-cliff to your right collapsed, taking part of the medieval wall with it. The new wall built to replace it included two latrines that projected over the . . . — — Map (db m124061) HM |
| | Well
Puth
This well is 5.5m deep. It was probably built at the same time as the castle, in the 13th century.
It is fed from natural springs, which emerge across the island. These springs would have provided fresh water for both the Dark Age . . . — — Map (db m124070) HM |
| | Tintagel Castle has long been connected with the mythical King Arthur and its history is entwined with legend. But what really happened here?
In the 5th and 6th centuries AD there was a large, high-status settlement on the headland. It was . . . — — Map (db m124109) HM |
| | Here on the Site of
The Coinage Hall
John Wesley Preached
27th August 1776
And on Other Occasions
“Ye are saved through faith” — — Map (db m124047) HM |
| | In Memory of Those Who Fell
In the Great Wars of
1914 – 1919 & 1939 – 1945
Falkland Islands 1982
Palmer, Andrew
Afghanistan 2009
Olaf S.G. Schmid — — Map (db m124046) WM |
| | Welcome Dynnargh
Since Victorian times, this has been one of the most popular destinations on the Cornish coast. The cliff tops at Carnewas are famed for spectacular views of the giant rock stacks known as Bedruthan Steps marching away into the . . . — — Map (db m124048) HM |
| | R · A · F St Eval
1939 – 1959
In Memory
of those who served and
the 974 gallant airrew
who lost their lives
Also the 22 Airmen and WAAFS
who were killed in bombing raids
Unveiled this day
10th April 2005 by
Wing . . . — — Map (db m121959) HM WM |
| | Alfred Robert
Tucker
Curate of St. Nicholas
Durham
1885 – 1899
3rd Bishop E.Eq.
Africa
1890 – 1899
1st Bishop of Uganda
1899 – 1911
Canon of Durham
1911 – 1914
Born 1 April 1849
Died 15 June 1914
I . . . — — Map (db m126288) HM |
| | Bishop Cosin’s Almshouses
1666 Replacing
Bishop Langley’s Song and
Grammar Schools 1414
1923 1973 — — Map (db m126286) HM |
| | Bishop Cosin’s Library 1669
Entrusted To
The University 1935
1923 1973 — — Map (db m126291) HM |
| | Charles William Vane Stewart
3rd Marquis of Londonderry
Earl Vane and Baron Stewart
Of Stewarts Court K.C. G.C.B.
Lord Lieutenant County of Durham
And Founder of Seaham Harbour
General in the Army
Born May 8th 1778 Died March 6th 1854 . . . — — Map (db m126168) HM |
| | Durham Cathedral and Castle World Heritage Site
In Accord with the Principles of the World Heritage Convention Durham Cathedral and Castle have been designated a World Heritage Site
One of a number of protected areas of outstanding natural and . . . — — Map (db m122207) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m126287) WM |
| | Durham Light Infantry
For Valour
Pte. J. Byrne, D.C.M. Crimea 1854
Capt. T. de Courcy Hamilton. Crimea 1855
Sgt. J. Murray. New Zealand 1864
Pte. T. Kenny. France 1915
Lt. Col. R.B. Bradford. M.C. France 1916
Pte. M.W. . . . — — Map (db m126173) HM WM |
| | Former Exchequer
And Chancery of
The Palatinate
Built for Bishop Neville
(1438 – 57)
1923 1973 — — Map (db m126293) HM |
| | George William Kitchin
Dean of Winchester
1883 1894
Dean of Durham
1894 1912
First Chancellor of
Durham University
Born Dec 7 · 1827
Died Oct 13 · 1912 — — Map (db m126289) HM |
| | Neptune
This statue was given to the City in 1729
by George Bowes M.P. of Gibside and Streatlam
as a symbol of the scheme to link Durham to the sea
by improved navigation of the River Wear.
It stood on top of the Market Place wellheads . . . — — Map (db m126170) HM |
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