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Nordisk

Nordisk

International film company. Formed by Ole Olsen.

Group, Cinema, Denmark

1 memorial
Vitagraph

Vitagraph

International film company.  Formed in Brocklyn by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith.  Bought by Warner Bros in 1925.

Group, Cinema, USA

1 memorial
Gaumont

Gaumont

International film company.  Formed in France by engineer-inventor Leon Gaumont. 

Group, Cinema, France

1 memorial
Nicholson's pubs

Nicholson's pubs

The Nicholson's brothers opened their first pub in 1873.

Group, Commerce, Food & Drink

1 memorial
Britten - Pears Foundation

Britten - Pears Foundation

From the website: "We promote the music of Benjamin Britten and his work with singer Peter Pears, and are based at the home they shared, The Red House in Aldeburgh."  Britten and Pears lived here f...

Group, Community / Clubs, Music / songs

1 memorial
Historic Chapels Trust

Historic Chapels Trust

From the picture source website: "Rescues places of worship in England that are no longer in use.   We aim to hand them onto future generations in good condition, as the physical record of religiou...

Group, History, Religion

1 memorial
members of Women’s Transport Service (FANY) who died in wars

members of Women’s Transport Service (FANY) who died in wars

Those members of the Women’s Transport Service (FANY) who gave their lives for their King and country.

Group

1 memorial
Women’s Transport Service (FANY)

Women’s Transport Service (FANY)

All-women unit, affiliated to the TA, formed as the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and active in both nursing and intelligence work during WW1 and WW2.  The original role was to ride horseback (hence "...

Group, Armed Forces, Espionage, Medicine

1 memorial
National Physical Laboratory

National Physical Laboratory

The NPL's history page concentrates on their work (e.g. they weighed Concorde, no mean feat) rather than their buildings.  NPL began its life housed in the former royal residence, Bushy House, in B...

Group, Science

3 memorials
Royal Regiment of Artillery

Royal Regiment of Artillery

Better known as the Royal Artillery. By royal warrant of King George I, two companies, each 100 men strong were raised at Woolwich. It now comprises twelve regiments, plus four regiments of the Roy...

Group, Armed Forces

4 memorials
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