13 out of 13 (100%) plaques have been curated
15 subjects all or unphotographedGender Diversity
Edward Kemp 1817-1891 Birkenhead Park Superintendent 1843-1891. A leading Victorian landscape gardener and successful author
Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
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Ann Davison 1914-1992 lived in Mere Brook House. The first woman to sail single handed across the Atlantic in her boat 'Felicity Ann' 1952 Sailor, aviator and all-round adventurer
Mere Brook House, Thornton Common Road, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
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James Gillespie Graham (1776-1855) Renowned Scottish Architect. Designer of the sixty-three Grade I listed buildings in Hamilton Square
63 Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
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Malcolm Lowry 1909-1957 author of Under the Volcano 'The smoke of freighters outward bound from Liverpool hung low on the horizon' Born in New Brighton
Sea wall, opposite the Marine Point security office, New Brighton, United Kingdom
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Dr Agnes 'Maude' Royden CH DD LLD (1876-1956) Suffragist, pacifist and first campaigner for the ordination of women, lived here at Frankby Hall
Frankby Hall, Wirral, United Kingdom
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Helen Forrester (June Bhatia) 1919-2011 author of Twopence To Cross The Mersey was born here
5 Warren Road, Hoylake, Wirral, United Kingdom
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William Olaf Stapledon 1886-1950 Science Fiction Author & Philosopher Croix de Guerre for the Bravery in WWI Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Spent most of his life in West Kirby & Caldy and loved this area
Simon's Bridge, Wirral Way. Caldy, Caldy. Wirral, United Kingdom
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Thomas Brassey 1805-1870 the world's foremost builder of railways in the 19th century. His Canada Works opened 1853 adjacent to this site
Canada Works, Wirral Waters, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
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Charles Lucy (1832-1871) and Charles Littler (1832-1868) architects of the chapels
Boundary Road, Wirral, United Kingdom
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Charlotte 'Lottie' Dod 1871-1960 Five times Wimbledon Ladies' singles Champion. Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame 1983. Also an Olympian archer; champion golfer and all round athlete. Born and lived here
Church Road, Bebington, Wirral, United Kingdom
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Family Home of George Herbert Leigh-Mallory 1886 - 1924 Mountaineer last seen 'going strong for the top' of Mount Everest on 8th June 1924
34 Slatey Road, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
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Andrew ‘Sandy’ Comyn Irvine 1902 - 1924 Mountaineer Lived Here last seen 'going strong for the top' of Mount Everest on 8th June 1924
56 Park Road South, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
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Friends of Birkenhead Park Joseph Paxton 1803 - 1865 A Visionary Horticulturalist, Landscape Artist and Architect Designer of Birkenhead Park 1843-1847 The World's First Municipally Funded Public Park and a Pioneer for Public Parks across the World
Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
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