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Memorial To Heroic Self-Sacrifice
The Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice is a public monument in Postman's Park in the City of London, commemorating ordinary people who died saving the lives of others and who might otherwise have been forgotten. It was first proposed by painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts in 1887, to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The scheme was not accepted at that time, and in 1898 Watts was approached by Henry Gamble, vicar of St Botolph's Aldersgate church. Postman's Park was built on the church's former churchyard, and the church was at that time trying to raise funds to secure its future; Gamble felt that Watts's proposed memorial would raise the profile of the park. The memorial was unveiled in an unfinished state in 1900, consisting of a wooden loggia designed by Ernest George, sheltering a wall with space for 120 ceramic memorial tiles to be designed and made by William De Morgan. At the time of opening, only four of the memorial tiles were in place. Watts died i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of London
The Diocese of London forms part of the Church of England's Province of Canterbury in England. It lies directly north of the Thames. For centuries the diocese covered a vast tract and bordered the dioceses of Norwich and Lincoln to the north and west. The present diocese covers and 17 London boroughs, covering most of Greater London north of the River Thames and west of the River Lea. This area covers nearly all of the historic county of Middlesex. It includes the City of London in which lies its cathedral, St Paul's, and also encompasses Spelthorne which is in modern-day Surrey. The ''Report of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales'' (1835), noted the annual net income for the London see was £13,929. This made it the third wealthiest diocese in England after Canterbury and Durham. The historic county of Essex formed part of the diocese until 1846 when it became part of the Diocese of Rochester, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Ayres
Alice Ayres (12 September 1859 – 1885) was an English nursemaid honoured for her bravery in rescuing the children in her care from a house fire. Ayres was a household assistant and nursemaid to the family of her brother-in-law and sister, Henry and Mary Ann Chandler. The Chandlers owned an oil and paint shop in Union Street, Southwark, then just south of London, and Ayres lived with the family above the shop. In 1885 fire broke out in the shop, and Ayres rescued three of her nieces from the burning building, before falling from a window and suffering fatal injury. Britain, in the wake of the Industrial Revolution, experienced a period of great social change in which the rapidly growing news media paid increasing attention to the activities of the poorer classes. The manner of Ayres's death caused great public interest, with large numbers of people attending her funeral and contributing to the funding of a memorial. Shortly after her death, she underwent what has been desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Rabbeth
Dr Samuel Rabbeth (19 August 1858 – 20 October 1884) was a young medical doctor who died from diphtheria contracted from a child patient whom he tried to save. His tragic death was widely reported in the newspapers and there is a memorial to him in Postman's Park, London. Early life and education He was born at St Pancras, London in 1858, his father, John Edward, working at Coutts' bank in the Strand. In 1881 up to his death in 1900 his father was living at Middleton Lodge, Upper Richmond Road, Barnes. He was educated at King's College School, London, and at King's College Hospital and was elected an associate at the College. He was admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons and passed his M.B. examination in Obstetric medicine, receiving the University Scholarship and the Gold Medal, at the University of London in 1883. He was appointed senior resident medical officer at the Royal Free Hospital, London, in April 1884. Death He was senior medical officer of the Royal Free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Peter Cazaly
Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, Northern Territory, a rural locality * Herbert, South Australia. former government town * Division of Herbert, an electoral district in Queensland * Herbert River, a river in Queensland * County of Herbert, a cadastral unit in South Australia Canada * Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada, a town * Herbert Road, St. Albert, Canada New Zealand * Herbert, New Zealand, a town * Mount Herbert (New Zealand) United States * Herbert, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Herbert, Michigan, a former settlement * Herbert Creek, a stream in South Dakota * Herbert Island, Alaska Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Herbert (Disney character) * Herbert Pocket (''Great Expectations'' character), Pip's close friend and roommate in the Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Boxall
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (schooner), several ships * ''Elizabeth'' (freighter), an American freighter that was wrecked off New York harbor in 1850; see Places Australia * City of Elizabeth ** Elizabeth, South Australia * Elizabeth Reef, a coral reef in the Tasman Sea United States * Elizabeth, Arkansas * Elizabeth, Colorado * Elizabeth, Georgia * Elizabeth, Illinois * Elizabeth, Indiana * Hopkinsville, Kentucky, originally known as Elizabeth * Elizabeth, Louisiana * Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts * Elizabeth, Minnesota * Elizabeth, New Jersey, largest city with the name in the U.S. * Elizabeth City, North Carolina * Elizabeth (Charlotte neighborhood), North Carolina * Elizabeth, Pennsylvania * Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania (other) * Elizabeth, West Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stephen Funnell
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Stella (1890)
''Stella'' was a passenger ferry in service with the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). She was built in Glasgow in 1890, and wrecked in 1899 off the Casquets during a crossing from Southampton to Guernsey. Building and registration In 1890 J & G Thomson Ltd at Clydebank in Glasgow built a set of three sister ships for the LSWR: , and ''Stella''. ''Stella'' was yard number 252, and was the last of the three to be launched and completed. A Miss Chisholm launched ''Stella'' on 15 September 1890. The ship was completed that October. Her registered length was , her beam was and her depth was . Her tonnages were and . ''Stella'' had twin screws, each powered by a three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine. Between them her two engines were rated at 360 NHP and gave her a speed of . ''Stella'' could carry 712 passengers and carried 754 lifejackets, 12 lifebuoys and her lifeboats could carry 148 people. ''Stella'' was built for the LSWRs Southampton – Channel Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Rogers
Mary Cecilia Rogers (born c. 1820 – found dead July 28, 1841) was an American murder victim whose story became a national sensation. Rogers was a noted beauty who worked in a New York tobacco store, which attracted the custom of many distinguished men, clearly on her account. When her body was found in the Hudson River, she was assumed to have been the victim of gang violence. However, one witness swore that she was dumped after a failed abortion attempt, and her boyfriend's suicide note suggested possible involvement on his part. Rogers' death remains unexplained. She inspired Edgar Allan Poe's pioneering detective story "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". Early life Mary Rogers was probably born in 1820 in Lyme, Connecticut, though her birth records have not survived. She was a beautiful young woman who grew up as the only child of her widowed mother. At the age of 20, Mary lived in the boarding house that was run by her mother, although it was her amazing beauty that made her the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peart & Dean
Peart is the surname of: *Alan Peart (1922–2018), New Zealand Second World War flying ace * Bob Peart (1926–1966), English football player *Charles Peart (1759–1798), British sculptor * Darrell Peart (born 1950), American furniture maker and designer * Ernest Grafford Peart (1918–1981), Jamaican politician and diplomat *Fred Peart, Baron Peart (1914–1988), British politician * Greg Peart (born 1946), Australian former politician *Jack Peart (1888–1948), English footballer * Jack Peart (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1965), English footballer * John Peart (artist) (1945/1946–2013), Australian artist * Joseph Peart (1900–1942), New Zealand Second World War army lieutenant colonel and headmaster * Matt Peart (born 1997), Jamaican-American football player * Michael Peart (judge) (born 1953), Irish judge *Michael Peart (politician) (), Jamaican politician * Myles Peart-Harris (born 2002), English football player *Neil Peart (1952–2020), Canadian musician and author, sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Griffin
Thomas Griffin may refer to: * Thomas Griffin (died 1615), English landowner *Thomas Griffin (Australian gold commissioner) (1832–1868), police officer executed in 1868 * Thomas Griffin (baseball) (1857–1933), of the Milwaukee Brewers * Thomas Griffin (boxer) (1913–1984), British boxer * Thomas Griffin (farmer) (1889–1915), African American farmer executed in 1915 *Thomas Griffin (politician) (1773–1837), American lawyer and politician from Virginia *Thomas Griffin (Royal Navy officer) (1692–1771), British admiral and Member of Parliament for Arundel *Thomas Griffin (pirate), pirate and privateer active off New England * Tom Griffin (aviator) (died 2013), American aviator *Tom Griffin (baseball) (born 1948), of the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, California Angels, San Francisco Giants, and Pittsburgh Pirates * Tom Griffin (playwright) (1946–2018), playwright * Tom Griffin (rugby) (1884–1950), Australian rugby union player *Tommy Griffin Tommy Griffin is a for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
