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Historical Markers and War Memorials in United Kingdom
By Michael Herrick, May 1, 2018
Australian War Memorial
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| | Whatever burden you are to carry
We also will shoulder that burden
Australia United Kingdom
1914 1918
1939 1945
This Memorial Honours The Commitment Of Australians
Who served alongside Britain and her Allies
In defence of . . . — — Map (db m118093) WM |
| | In Memory of the 202 Innocent People
Killed by an Act of Terrorism in Kuta
on the Island of Bali, Indonesia on the 12th of October 2002
The British Citizens Lost Are Here Lovingly Remembered
( the names and ages of those lost are . . . — — Map (db m118023) HM |
| |
Major General
Benedict Arnold
American Patriot
resided here from
1796 until his death
June 14, 1801 — — Map (db m109141) HM |
| | Here lived
Benjamin Disraeli
Earl of Beaconsfield
From 1839
To 1873 — — Map (db m121338) HM |
| |
lived here — — Map (db m109506) HM |
| |
Musician
Writer
Broadcaster
Benny Green
1927-1998
lived here
1932-1962 — — Map (db m115329) HM |
| | The fighters are our salvation but the bombers alone provide the means of victory
Winston Churchill · September 1940
This memorial is dedicated to the 55,573 airmen from the United Kingdom British Commonwealth & Allied Nations who served . . . — — Map (db m118090) WM |
| | Boys of St. Martin’s School
Rest in Peace
A. Askew · R. McMillan · W.C.A. Payne · W. Padwick · E.W. Rundle · C. Stone · W.T. Messenger · W.R.J. Price · W.F. Boulter M.M · W. Briggs · W.F. Marsh · C.W. Pratt · E.J. Gilmore · H. Yeates · G. . . . — — Map (db m122249) WM |
| | To the Memory of
2162
Officers Non-Comd. Officers
and Privates of the
Brigade of Guards
Who Fell During the
War with Russia
In 1854-56
Erected by their comrades — — Map (db m117833) WM |
| | Britain In Bloom
London Regional Trophy 1971
Presented By The London Tourist Board
To The City of Westminster
Winner Of The Above Award
And Planted By The Right Worshipful
The Lord Mayor Councillor John Wells
On 7th January 1972 . . . — — Map (db m117966) HM |
| | From 1923 to 1932
The Studios and Offices of
The British Broadcasting Company
And its Successor
The British Broadcasting Corporation
Were in this Building — — Map (db m117970) HM |
| |
The Red Granite kerbstone
marks the site of the historic
BROAD STREET PUMP
associated with Dr. John Snow's
discovery in 1854
that Cholera is conveyed by water — — Map (db m145183) HM |
| |
International radio, television
and online content made here
1941-2012 — — Map (db m111183) HM |
| | Lest we forget … to whom this memorial is dedicated.
Designed by Canadian sculptor Pierre Granche and unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen in 1994, this memorial pays tribute to the nearly one million Canadian and Newfoundland men and women who . . . — — Map (db m118062) WM |
| |
Antonio
Canal
called
Canaletto
(1697 - 1768)
Venetian Painter
lived here — — Map (db m110190) HM |
| | In March 1848 on this site formerly 41 Charing Cross the Canterbury Association met and planned the settlement of the province founded on the 16 December 1850 by English settlers led by John Robert Godley. — — Map (db m118029) HM |
| | R.N. F.R.S.
Born 1728 Died 1779
Circumnavigator of the Globe · Explorer of the Pacific Ocean · He laid the Foundations of The British Empire in Austrailia and New Zealand
Charted the Shores of Newfoundland and Traversed the Ocean Gates . . . — — Map (db m117785) HM |
| |
Cardinal
Wiseman
(1802-1865)
lived here — — Map (db m111724) HM |
| | Cavendish Square was planned in 1717 as the centrepiece of the new Marylebone estate of Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford and Mortimer. The square is named after Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holies, his wife, through whom he succeeded to the manor of . . . — — Map (db m111731) HM |
| | The Charing Cross Monument is modeled on an early medieval commemorative cross erected by King Edward I for his Queen Eleanor I of Castile (1246-90). Twelve crosses marked the journey of her funeral cortege from Harby near Lincoln where she died, . . . — — Map (db m157347) HM |
| |
Landscape
Gardener
lived here
1723-1738 — — Map (db m110225) HM |
| |
Architect
Lived here — — Map (db m111701) HM |
| | Charles G. Gordon CB
Major · General · Royal · Engineers
Killed at Khartovm
XXVI Janvary
MDCCCLXXXV — — Map (db m117942) HM WM |
| | Charles James Napier
General
Born
MDCCLXXXII
Died
MDCCCLIII
Erected by Public Subscription
The Most Numerous Contributors
Being Private Soldiers — — Map (db m118034) HM |
| |
Antiquary
and Collector
lived here — — Map (db m120671) HM |
| |
last Bourbon
King of France
lived here
1805-1814 — — Map (db m109881) HM |
| | [Front:]
The Chindit Badge
Portraying a Chinthe, A Mythical
Beast, Guardian of Burmese Temples
from which was derived the name
Chindits, their motto being
The Boldest Measures
Are The Safest
In Memory Of All Who . . . — — Map (db m111474) HM WM |
| | A Catholic chapel belonging to the Portuguese Embassy at 24 Golden
Square existed here in the early 18h century. In 1747 the Portuguese
Embassy moved elsewhere and the house and chapel were taken over
by the Bavarian Embassy. The chapel was . . . — — Map (db m119864) HM |
| | ( northeast side )
This obelisk quarried at Syene was erected at On (Heliopolis) by the Pharaoh Thothmes III about 1500 B.C.
Lateral inscriptions were added nearly two centuries later by Ramses the Great
Removed during the Greek . . . — — Map (db m117968) HM |
| |
Architect
and Author of
Vitruvius Britannicus
lived and died
here — — Map (db m109299) HM |
| |
Designer in Flowers
worked here
1934-1960 — — Map (db m109292) HM |
| | This tablet is erected by the Cromwell Association to the memory of the undermentioned whose remains were disinterred from Westminster Abbey at the time of the restoration of King Charles II and were in September 1661 buried in this churchyard of . . . — — Map (db m117908) HM |
| | On this site in January 1918
Dame Katharine Furse G.B.E.
Established the first headquarters of the
W.R.N.S.
Womens Royal Naval Service — — Map (db m121376) HM |
| |
His albums Hunky Dory and
The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust,
and the iconic single Space Oddity
were recorded here at
Trident Studios
Awarded by
BBC Radio London — — Map (db m109081) HM |
| | Impresario
Don Arden
And Mod Band
“Small Faces”
(Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenny Jones, Ian McLagan and Jimmy Winston)
Worked Here
1965-1967 — — Map (db m117770) HM |
| |
Pioneer Anaesthetist
and
Epidemiologist
lived in a house
on this site — — Map (db m110228) HM |
| | Dr John Snow (1813 - 1858) founding father of Epidemiology. In 1854 his research linked deaths to the water pump near this site and thus determined that cholera is a water borne disease. — — Map (db m145194) HM |
| |
Dr. Joseph
Rogers
Health Care
Reformer
lived here — — Map (db m109140) HM |
| | This pretty cottage was built in 1841 as the home of the bird-keeper in St. James's Park. It also had a club room for the Ornithological Society of London, which once helped to look after the park's duck and geese.
The design, like a Swiss . . . — — Map (db m110146) HM |
| | Frederick
Duke of York
1763 — 1827
Second Son of George III
Commander-in-Chief
of the British Army — — Map (db m117787) HM WM |
| |
Dwight David Eisenhower
October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969
General of the Army
President of the United States
A Life of Service to Freedom
★ 1915 Graduated from West Point
★ 1916 . . . — — Map (db m112857) HM WM |
| | Humanity · Fortitude · Devotion · Sacrifice
Edith Cavell
Brussels
Dawn
October 12
1915
Patriotism is Not Enough
I Must Have No Hatred or
Bitterness For Anyone — — Map (db m122250) HM |
| |
Author and Statesman,
————————
lived here.
————————
B • 1729.
D • 1797. — — Map (db m116776) HM |
| |
Historian
lived in a house
on this site
1773-1783 — — Map (db m111239) HM |
| | The United States of America recognizes the selfless service and manifold contributions of General Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, 1944-1945. At this site, General Eisenhower, on behalf of freedom loving peoples throughout the . . . — — Map (db m116814) HM WM |
| | London County Council
Robert Adam
Thomas Hood
John Galsworthy
Sir James Barrie
and
Other Eminent Artists
and Writers lived here — — Map (db m122123) HM |
| | Emmeline Pankhurst
1858
1928
This Statue Of
Emmeline Pankhurst
Was Erected
As A Tribute To
Her Courageous
Leadership Of The
Movement For The
Enfranchisement
Of Women — — Map (db m121946) HM |
| |
Trade Union Leader
and Statesman
lived here
in flat No. 8
1931-1939 — — Map (db m109547) HM |
| |
ESSEX STREET
was laid out in the grounds by
NICHOLAS BARBON in 1675
Among many famous lawyers
who lived here were
Sir ORLANDO BRIDGEMAN c.1606-1674
Lord Keeper,
HENRY FIELDING 1707-1754
Novelist and
BRASS CROSBY . . . — — Map (db m114240) HM |
| | This Church of the Society of Jesus in the Mayfair district of London, is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and has special place in the hearts of many people, Popularly known as Farm Street Church, it harks back to . . . — — Map (db m110250) HM |
| | Felix
Mendelssohn
1809-1847
Composer
stayed here — — Map (db m118102) HM |
| | Field Marshal
Earl Haig
Commander-in-Chief
of the British Armies
In France
1915 – 1918 — — Map (db m118058) HM WM |
| | To the Everlasting Memory of All the Men and Women from the United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth and the Many Allied Nations Who Have Given Their Lives Whilst Serving in the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.
He rode upon a . . . — — Map (db m117926) WM |
| | ( south face, front )
Foch
1851 1929
( east face )
I Am Conscious
Of Having Served England
As I Served
My Own Country
( north face, rear )
Marechal Ferdinand Foch
Marechal de l'Armee
Britannique . . . — — Map (db m118109) WM |
| | About 350 years ago, workmen dug a canal in St. James's Park for the enjoyment of the fun-loving Charles II.
The King swam in the canal in the summer and skated on the ice in winter; He spent many hours feeding his collection of . . . — — Map (db m109493) HM |
| |
This is the
Former site of the....
1960s - Flamingo Club
Where Georgie Fame recorded
"Night Train"
1970s - Whiskey-A-Go-Go
Where James Brown and
Kool & the Gang played
1980s and 90s - The Wag Club
In 1984 David . . . — — Map (db m116768) HM |
| | Victoria
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
Empress of India
Laid With Her Own Hand
This Foundation Stone
24th March 1886 — — Map (db m117969) HM |
| | In 1899 at 126 Piccadilly
Francis Barraud
completed his famous painting of 'Nipper' that became known as His Master's Voice — — Map (db m132019) HM |
| | Frank
Matcham
(1854 – 1920)
Designed
this theatre
Frank Matcham Society — — Map (db m122352) HM |
| | Franklin
To the Great Arctic Navigator
And His Brave Companions
Who Sacrificed Their Lives in Completing
The Discovery of the North West Passage
A.D. 1847-8
Erected By the Unanimous Vote of Parliament
( south side )
Her . . . — — Map (db m117745) HM |
| |
Gave the world's first
demonstration of street
lighting by coal gas,
from a retort
located here
June 1807 — — Map (db m116810) HM |
| | Gaiety
Theatre
On this site until 1957 stood
the re-sited Gaiety Theatre which
continued the tradition set by its
predecessor for musical comedies,
and famed during the 1890’s for the
delightful Gaiety Girls and their
Stage Door . . . — — Map (db m118786) HM |
| | General Don Jose de
San Martin
1778 – 1850
Founder of the
Argentine Independence
He Also Gave Freedom
To Chile and Peru
( right side )
The Argentine British Community
In Argentina
To the People of London
( . . . — — Map (db m118101) HM |
| |
Who fought tirelessly
for the freedom
of Corsica
lived in a building
on this site
'Babbu di a Patria'
— — Map (db m109883) HM |
| |
Architect
lived here — — Map (db m111695) HM |
| |
Composer
lived in this house
from 1723
and died here
— — Map (db m109064) HM |
| |
Greek Ambassador
Poet and
Nobel Laureate
lived here
1957-1962 — — Map (db m109465) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m118027) HM |
| | The third theatre to bear the title of its bankside namesake was originally known as the 'Hick's Theatre' and was built by the eminent theatre designer W G R Sprague. The Globe Theatre continues to delight with a successful mix of serious drama and . . . — — Map (db m111360) HM |
| | Glockenspiel with 27 bells, a musical automaton clock and a procession of herdsmen and their animals ascending the alpine meadows. Dedicated in 1985 by the people of the Confederation of Switzerland and of the Principality of Liechtenstein to . . . — — Map (db m117773) HM |
| | This Oak Tree Was Planted By
The Lord Mayor Of Westminster
Councillor Kevin Gardner B.D.S.
On Behalf Of The
Employees Of Shell U.K.
As One Of The Trees Planted To
Replace Those That Were Lost During
The Great Storm Of 16-17 October . . . — — Map (db m117963) HM |
| | In this chapel the armed forces of the United States of America held divine service during the Great War of 1939 to 1945 and gave thanks to God for the victory of the Allies. — — Map (db m111356) HM WM |
| | ( east face )
To the Glory of God and in Memory of the Officers Warrant Officers Non Commissioned Officers & Guardsmen of His Majesty’s Regiments of Foot Guards Who Gave Their Lives for Their King and Country During the Great War 1914 . . . — — Map (db m117845) WM |
| |
Composer
stayed here in
1851 — — Map (db m111480) HM |
| | Henry Irving
Actor
Born 1838 · Died 1905 · Knight · Litt D Dublin · D Litt Cambridge · Ll D Glasgow · Erected by English Actors and Actresses and by Others Connected with the theatre in this country — — Map (db m117784) HM |
| |
In 1705 Sir John Vanbrugh
built the first of four theatres
on this famous site. The second
theatre, known variously as 'The King's'
and 'Her Majesty's', was the home of
Italian opera, while the present
theatre, designed by C J Phipps . . . — — Map (db m113934) HM |
| |
1st Earl of Oxford
and Asquith
1852 - 1928
Statesmen
lived here — — Map (db m111694) HM |
| |
This theatre
was founded in 1897
by
Herbert Tree
Actor
& directed by him
until his death
1917 — — Map (db m113923) HM |
| |
Author of
Moby Dick
lived here
in 1849 — — Map (db m109501) HM |
| |
Founder of
Modern Vietnam
worked in 1913 at the
Carlton Hotel
which stood on
this site — — Map (db m109068) HM |
| | Horse Guards Parade
This panoramic panel has been placed here to mark the 80th birthday of Her Majesty The Queen. It shows a representation of the Queen's Birthday Parade, the annual ceremony of Trooping of the Colour on Horse Guards Parade. The . . . — — Map (db m117864) HM |
| | HQS Wellington is a unique part of Britain’s maritime heritage and the last surviving example of a wartime escort ship in Britain.
Wellington was built for the Royal Navy in 1934 and during the second World War served in the Battle of the . . . — — Map (db m118304) HM WM |
| | To the Glorious and Immortal
Memory of the Officers NCO’s and Men
of the Imperial Camel Corps · British
Australian New Zealand Indian
Who Fell in Action or Died of Wounds
and Disease in Egypt Sinai and Palestine
1916-1917-1918 . . . — — Map (db m117962) WM |
| | Imperial Standards of Length
Placed on this Site by the
Standards Department of the Board of Trade
By the Permission of the Commissioners of
Her Majesty’s Works and Public Buildings
MDCCCLXXXVI
( small plaque )
Imperial . . . — — Map (db m118036) HM |
| | [Obverse:]
Iraq
Afghanistan
[Reverse:]
Duty
Service
[Text around base of memorial:]
In recognition of all British military personnel and UK civilians who served and worked in Iraq 1990-2009 and Afghanistan . . . — — Map (db m111351) WM |
| | Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Civil Engineer
Born 1806 Died 1859 — — Map (db m118311) HM |
| |
Composer and
Actor Manager
lived and died in a flat
on the top floor of
this building — — Map (db m109088) HM |
| |
Industrialist and
Film Producer
worked here — — Map (db m109880) HM |
| | Jack
Buchanan
Actor – Manager
1890 – 1957
lived here — — Map (db m121375) HM |
| |
Cellist
Jacquelin du Pré
lived here
1967-1971 — — Map (db m109239) HM |
| |
Scientist
Founder of the
Smithsonian
Institution
lived here — — Map (db m111027) HM |
| |
Guitarist and
Songwriter
lived here
1968-1969
— — Map (db m109060) HM |
| |
In this House Lived
John Adams
First American Minister to GREAT BRITAIN, May 1785 to
March 1788 afterwards Second President of the UNITED STATES
From here his Daughter ABIGAIL was married to
COLONEL WILLIAM STEPHENS SMITH, . . . — — Map (db m109295) HM |
| |
Poet.
Lived here.
B. 1631.
D. 1700. — — Map (db m116332) HM |
| | John
First Lord Lawrence
Ruler of the Punjab
During the
Sepoy Mutiny of 1857
Viceroy of India
from
1864 to 1869
Erected by his Fellow Subjects
British and Indian
A.D. 1882 — — Map (db m117831) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m117835) HM |
| | Greater London Council
John
Gilbert
Winant
1889 – 1947
United States
Ambassador
1941 – 1946
lived here — — Map (db m121339) HM |
| | In Memory of
John Law Baker
Formerly of the Madras Army
Born 1789 – Died 1886 — — Map (db m122248) HM WM |
| | Musician and Songwriter lived here in 1968 — — Map (db m109067) HM |
| |
In 1926
in this house
John Logie
Baird
1888-1946
first demonstrated
Television — — Map (db m109837) HM |
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