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THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-1863) (Young Street)
Blue Plaque commemorating Novelist William Makepeace Thackeray at 16 Young Street, Kensington, London W8 5EH, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Tommy Flowers was an electrical engineer who designed, and led the team that built, the pioneering Colossus computer used to decipher German codes at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. English Heritage have commemorated him with a blue plaque at the former Post Office Research Station, Dollis Hill.
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This magnificent house is open again after a major refurbishment project begun in 2012.
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ROE, Alliott Verdon (1877-1958) a.k.a. A.V. Roe
Blue Plaque commemorating aviator Alliot Verdon Roe at Railway arches at Walthamstow Marsh Railway Viaduct, Walthamstow Marshes, Walthamstow, London.
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D'OYLY CARTE, Richard (1844-1901)
Blue Plaque commemorating opera impressario Richard D'Oyly Carte at 2 Dartmouth Park Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 1SY, London Borough of Camden.
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Aelred was abbot of Rievaulx Abbey for 20 years in the mid 12th century. A talented author, theologian, preacher and diplomat, he was also a loving and inspirational father to his monks, who called him ‘our Aelred’. His writings are still held in great esteem to this day, particularly by LGBTQ+ Christians
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Blue Plaque commemorating Diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty Samuel Pepys at 12 Buckingham Street, Charing Cross, London WC2N 6DF, City of Westminster.
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History of Baconsthorpe Castle
A brief history of Baconsthorpe Castle, which was intimately linked to the dramatic rise and fall of the Heydon family between the 15th and 17th centuries.
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A medieval manuscript listing relics once housed at Battle Abbey in East Sussex has been newly analysed to reveal festive gifts bestowed by William the Conqueror and holy offerings by King John.
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Medieval Manuscript Transcribed to Reveal Christmas Treasures
A medieval manuscript listing relics once housed at Battle Abbey in East Sussex has been newly analysed to reveal festive gifts bestowed by William the Conqueror and holy offerings by King John, English Heritage revealed today (18 December). Dating from the mid-15th century, the extensive list is one of only 30 or so relic inventories to still survive from medieval England and mentions 175 individual relics.