Ruth Ellis, née Neilson, was a British nightclub hostess who was convicted of murder and became the last woman to be hanged in the UK following the fatal shooting of her lover, David Blakely, on 10 April 1955. She was executed at Holloway Prison.
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Ruth Ellis
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Ruth Ellis bullet holes - 1st plaque
The naming error on the plaque is interesting. Derek Bentley (1933-53) was a ...
Ruth Ellis bullet holes - 2nd plaque
In 1954 Ruth Ellis shot David Blakely producing these bullet holes. Ruth Elli...
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Thomas Tadman
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Communist victims
The countless innocent men, women and children from the Soviet Union and other East European states who were imprisoned and died at the hands of Communist governments after being repatriated at the...
1 memorial
George J. Cann
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Hyde Park bomb
A large nail bomb hidden in a car parked on South Carriage Drive exploded as the Queen's Life Guard passed.  It was set by the IRA and probably controlled remotely.  Four members of The Blues and R...
2 memorials
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