See also 2012 Paralympics. The first event was held on 25 July in Cardiff but the opening ceremony in London was on the 27th. Closing ceremony 12 August.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Olympic Games - 2012
Commemorated ati
2012 Commemorations - Blackheath
The names on the outer circumference sound as though they are areas of Blackh...
2012 Olympics Bell
The quotation, from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', was spoken by Kenneth Branag...
Charlotte Dujardin gold post box
{On plaque attached to side of box:} This post box has been painted gold by R...
Chinese Polo Players
{On a nearby ornamental base:} 2012 London Polo. By Huang Jian, China China i...
Other Subjects
Howard Staunton
British World Chess Champion. Promoted the use of standardised chess pieces, the ones still in use today. Saw the international nature of the 1851 Great Exhibition as an opportunity and organised t...
1 memorial
Aneurin Wood
A carrier of the 2012 Paralympic Flame. At that time he was the Inclusion Manager at Hackney Learning Trust, where he created the Hackney School Sports Championships, the largest inclusive sports c...
1 memorial
Professor Geoff Thompson, MBE, FRSA, DL
Geoff Thompson MBE DL FRSA is a British karate fighter. He is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships and World Karate Championships medals. Thompson was appointed Member of the Order ...
1 memorial
Yaakov Springer
Weightlifting coach and wrestler. Also known as Yakov, he was born in Poland. During WW2Â he took part in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Along with ten other team members, he was murdered by Palestinia...
Person, Sport / Games, Tragedy, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Poland
1 memorial
Heritage Foundation
We believe this group now encompasses Comic Heritage, Musical Heritage, Sports Heritage and Films and Television Heritage. Its aim is to pay tribute to Britain's entertainers and raise funds for go...
Group, Cinema, History, Humour, Music / songs, Sport / Games, Theatre, TV & Radio
65 memorials
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