Imperator Caesar Nerva Trajanus Augustus. Born Spain. Roman Emperor AD 98 - 117. His ashes are buried under Trajan's Column in Rome. Succeeded by Hadrian who built the wall that Trajan had proposed. We can't find any evidence that Trajan ever came to Britain.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Emperor Trajan
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Emperor Trajan statue
{On a steel plaque attached to the base:} Statue believed to be of the Roman ...
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Thomas Baring
Banker and politician, grandson of the bank founder Sir Francis. Born Lee, near Lewisham, Kent. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Died at Fontmell Lodge, Bournemouth.
Joseph Newbon
Founded the United Wards Club and fought to have the Bell Inn plaque erected. Born Blackheath. Died Putney. The picture source website provides much information about Newbon.
Edgar A Bowring
There is much of interest in this man's life. Born the son of a career diplomat who served for a time as Governor of Hong Kong, his mother was poisoned with arsenic whilst in Hong Kong and died in ...
Rosa May Billinghurst
Suffragette. Born in Lewisham. As a child, she survived poliomyelitis and had to use crutches or a tricycle, modified as a wheelchair. She was active in the women's suffrage movement and founded th...
Paddington Town Hall
The town hall for Paddington, designed by James Lockyer originally as the Vestry Hall, was on Paddington Green. Enlarged in 1900 and 1920. Closed and demolished in 1965 to make way for the Westway ...

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