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Blue Plaque commemorating footballer Bobby Moore at 43 Waverley Gardens, Barking, London IG11 0BH, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
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Cycling Guide: Osborne - Carisbrooke Castle
From the palatial seaside estate of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, to the castle home to the famous Carisbrooke donkeys, the Isle of Wight is steeped in history and a wonderful place to explore by bike.
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DICKINSON, Goldsworthy Lowes (1862-1932)
Blue Plaque commemorating author and humanist G. Lowes Dickinson at 11 Edwardes Square, Kensington, London W8 6HE, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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DICKINSON, Goldsworthy Lowes (1862-1932)
Blue Plaque commemorating author and humanist G. Lowes Dickinson at 11 Edwardes Square, Kensington, London W8 6HE, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Blue Plaque commemorating creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming, at 22 Ebury Street, Belgravia, London SW1W 8LW, City of Westminster.
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History of Gainsborough Old Hall
Gainsborough Old Hall is a medieval manor house in Lincolnshire, the surviving structures built by Sir Thomas Burgh II in the late 15th century. The hall was the seat of the Burghs from 1430 until 1596, and then sold to the merchant Hickman family, who resided there until around 1730. Its later history is a fascinating mix of residential use, workshops and businesses, a theatre space and civic institutions.
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Blue plaque commemorating novelist and poet Radclyffe Hall at 37 Holland Street, Holland Park, London W8 4LX, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Blue Plaque commemorating composer Jean Sibelius at 15 Gloucester Walk, Holland Park, London W8 4HZ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Historically, same-sex female attraction or sexual contact was not a criminal offence. Because it wasn’t recognised, evidence for lesbianism or female bisexuality is often difficult to find. However, in the 18th century, among fashionable women, a cult of same-sex ‘romantic friendship’ was accepted, even if to some contemporary observers it appeared ‘queer’