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St. Pancras Station Workers War Memorial
St. Pancras Station, one hundred and fifty three years old next month. Thus it was, on 8th November 2018, the station’s one hundred and fiftieth birthday, that this war memorial was unveiled on the Grand Terrace, not so far from … Continue reading
Westminster Abbey – The Cloisters
A stroll around the cloisters at Westminster Abbey reveals a number of war memorials and commemorations to the victims of conflict. Beginning with these three superbly cast bronze figures commemorating the officers and men of the Submarine Service of the … Continue reading
Westminster Cathedral Catholic Soldiers Association Roll of Honour
Typical. I have never in my life popped into the cathedral before, and when I do, this is what I find. Scaffolding. Still, it’s not the first time, and won’t be the last. The first two panels remember men killed … Continue reading
Merchant Navy & Fishing Fleets Memorial
Opposite the Tower of London, and snapped on the evening of 11th November when I visited the poppies that at the time surrounded the Tower, this memorial commemorates the men of the Merchant Navy and the Fishing Fleets who died … Continue reading
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The Tower of London 11-11-2014
It seemed appropriate, on this particular day, to be here.
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