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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E8C_newdigate-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Newdigate-England.html
Newdigate War Memorial. . . ( inscribed around the edge ) . To the Glory of God and in Grateful Memory of our Gallant Newdigate Men who fell in the Great War, 1914 to 1919 1939 to 1945 . . ( World War I ) . George Ackland · W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DG2_aragon-the-dragon_Wood-Street-Village-England.html
Aragon the Dragon. . Aragon the Dragon. This Cedar Tree was planted over 200 years ago and once stood 23 metres tall. Examinations of the tree revealed it was suffering from severe decay and with its decline accelerating, it caused a risk to publ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DG1_leeds-castle_Wood-Street-Village-England.html
Leeds Castle. . . Leeds Castle . Leeds Castle gets its name from the ancient Saxon manor of Esledes recorded on this site in the Domesday Book of 1086. Following the Norman Conquest of 1066, many manors in Kent were fortified to remind the lo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DG0_main-castle-island_Wood-Street-Village-England.html
Main Castle Island. . . Main Castle Island . The central tower of the Gatehouse built in 1278 and through which you have just passed served as a look-out point for the garrison soldiers responsible for defending the castle. . . The manage…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DFZ_leeds-castle_Wood-Street-Village-England.html
Leeds Castle. . . The castle was built on two islands in the middle of a man-made moat, which was created by Edward I in the 13th century by diverting the river Len. . . The surrounding estates were farmed to supply food for the castle's ten…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DFY_leeds-castle-alterations_Wood-Street-Village-England.html
Leeds Castle Alterations. . New Castle Built in 1822 by the Wykeham Martin family on the site of an earlier building. Bridge Corridors Replaced in the form you see today in the 19th century. Clock Tower 15th century Keep or 'Gloriette'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28EG_the-family-coat-of-arms-of-thomas-newland-allen_Molesey-England.html
The Family Coat of Arms of Thomas Newland Allen
Hampton Court Bridge was opened in 1866,
at the expense of Thomas Newland Allen
a local man who lived at Hampton on the Middlesex Bank.
Originally a toll bridge allowing Mr Allen to recoup his…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28EF_molesey-riverbank_Molesey-England.html
Historic Molesey
Molesey was first mentioned in the mid 7th Century record books when it was transferred to the monastery at Chertsey Abbey. It was referred to as Mulesei or Mul's Island. In the Domesday Book, it became Mulesey when the survey of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM289J_the-victory-dock_Chertsey-England.html
The Victory Dock
Named to commemorate the bicentenary of the
Battle of Trafalgar 1805
and the construction of HMS Victory on this site
23 July 1759 - 7 May 1765
Vice Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent KCB CBE ADC Martin
Second Sea Lord and
Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM289I_the-old-single-dock_Chertsey-England.html
This Stone
Marks the Site of
The Old Single Dock
Constructed in 1623
And Replaced in 1858
By the Present
No.2 Dock