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Category Archives: Heritage
The Gurkha Soldier Memorial
The Gurkha Soldier Memorial may be found at Google Earth co-ordinates 51°30’18.42″N, 0° 7’29.92″W. It stands at the junction with Whitehall Court opposite the main building of the Ministry of Defence in Horse Guards Avenue. It was Queen Elizabeth II … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, London Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged City of London, Gurkha, London, Memorial, Nepal, Statue, Whitehall, World War
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Korean War Memorial in London
The Korean War Memorial May be found in the Victoria Embankment Gardens on the Thames in London. (Google Earth co-ordinates: 51°30’13.42″N, 0° 7’26.20″W) It was unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester on 3 December 2014. The memorial features a bronze … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Korean War, London Memorials, Military, Outside RSA, United Kingdom
Tagged Korean War, London, Statue, Victoria Embankment Gardens, War memorial
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Asian and African Warships to the Cape
I was given a whole stack of prints that were photographed of warships that called in Cape Town and Simonstown roughly between 1994 and 2002. The photographer was Patrick Gavin Worman, and unfortunately like so many of us he was … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Military, Personal, ships and shipping, South Africa, transportation, Warships
Tagged Cape Town, San, South Africa, South African Navy, Warship
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American, Russian and Soviet Warships to the Cape
I was given a whole stack of prints that were photographed of warships that called in Cape Town and Simonstown roughly between 1994 and 2002. The photographer was Patrick Gavin Worman, and unfortunately like so many of us he was … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Military, Personal, ships and shipping, South Africa, Warships
Tagged America, Cape Town, Russia, Simonstown, USSR, Warship
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European Warships to the Cape
I was given a whole stack of prints that were photographed of warships that called in Cape Town and Simonstown roughly between 1994 and 2002. The photographer was Patrick Gavin Worman, and unfortunately like so many of us he was … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Heritage, Military, ships and shipping, South Africa, Warships
Tagged Belgium, Cape Town, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Navy, Royal Navy, Simonstown, Spain, Sweden, United KIngdom, Warship
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South American Warships to the Cape.
I was given a whole stack of prints that were photographed of warships that called in Cape Town and Simonstown roughly between 1994 and 2002. The photographer was Patrick Gavin Worman, and unfortunately like so many of us he was … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Military, ships and shipping, South Africa, Warships
Tagged Argentina, Brazil, Cape Town, naval, Navy, Simonstown, Uruguay, Warship
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Malvern Priory War Memorial
I visited Malvern Priory on 13 September 2019 and took the following images of the War Memorial inside. The memorial may be described as :“Large wall-mounted stone tablet is flanked by stone figures of Mary with Child and crown (left) … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, Personal, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Great Malvern, Great Malvern Priory, War memorial, World War, World War One, World War Two
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Great Malvern War Memorial
on 13 September 2019 I visited Great Malvern, and on my list of things to see was the War Memorial. The War Memorial in the Priory is dealt with in a separate post. The War Memorial is directly in front … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Great Malvern, Great Malvern Priory, War memorial, Worcestershire, World War
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Bladon War Memorial
On 24 August 2019 I visited the village of Bladon to view Sir Winston Churchill’s grave and as I was leaving the grounds of St Martin’s Parish Church I spotted the Bladon War Memorial which is close by. Google Earth … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Personal, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Bladon, Oxfordshire, St Martin's Parish Church, War memorial, Winston Churchill
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Stratford-upon-Avon War Memorials
The main War Memorial in Stratford-upon-Avon may be found in The Remembrance Gardens bounded by College Street and Old Town (Google Earth co-ordinates: 52.187884°, -1.708347°). There are a number of memorials in the gardens and it is a peaceful place. … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Personal, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged College Street, Garden of Remembrance, King Edward VI School, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, War memorial
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