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VEREKER, John, Viscount Gort, V.C. (1886-1946)
Field Marshal Viscount Gort VC (1886–1946), the Commander-in-Chief at Dunkirk, is commemorated at the house in Belgravia where he lived in the 1920s.
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A Year to Remember at English Heritage
The restoration and transformation of three of England’s most important historic sites – Clifford’s Tower in York, Marble Hill in Twickenham, and Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre in Kent – are amongst the exciting projects English Heritage will be unveiling in 2022, the charity announced today (Thursday 17 February). English Heritage will also be investing millions of pounds in conservation projects across the country, celebrating milestones such as the 1,900th anniversary of the start of the building of Hadrian’s Wall, and with the London Blue Plaques scheme, commemorating working class lives and experiences.
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A history of Brough Castle, a 12th-century castle built on the site of a former Roman fort.
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Come and discover the semi-subterranean bunker which acted as a nerve centre during the Cold War to monitor nuclear fallout in Yorkshire from 1961 until 1991 in the event of a nuclear attack.
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In 1646 Goodrich Castle was the scene of one of the most desperate sieges of the English Civil War, which Parliament finally won with the aid of a huge mortar called Roaring Meg.
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Photographer John Thomson is recognised with a blue plaque. He lived at 15 Effra Road (then known as 12 Elgin Gardens) whilst creating one of his most influential works, Street Life in London and was resident there when he became a member of the Photographic Society.