1900 was when Postman's Park became the location for George Frederic Watts's Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice, a memorial to ordinary people who died while saving the lives of others and who might otherwise be forgotten.
This takes the form of a loggia and long wall housing ceramic memorial tablets.
The Heroic act by William Drake took place 151 years ago today & is a good reminder of all the people who are making self-sacrifices at present.
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1900 was when Postman's Park became the location for George Frederic Watts's Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice, a memorial to ordinary people who died while saving the lives of others and who might otherwise be forgotten.
This takes the form of a loggia and long wall housing ceramic memorial tablets.
The Heroic act by Thomas Griffin took place 121 years ago today & is a good reminder of all the people who are making self-sacrifices at present.
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1900 was when Postman's Park became the location for George Frederic Watts's Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice, a memorial to ordinary people who died while saving the lives of others and who might otherwise be forgotten.
This takes the form of a loggia and long wall housing ceramic memorial tablets.
The Heroic act by 'Little Peter' & Alice took place 118 years ago today & is a good reminder of all the people who are making self-sacrifices at present.
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1900 was when Postman's Park became the location for George Frederic Watts's Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice, a memorial to ordinary people who died while saving the lives of others and who might otherwise be forgotten.
This takes the form of a loggia and long wall housing ceramic memorial tablets.
The Heroic act by Herbert Peter Cazaly took place 131 years ago today & is a good reminder of all the people who are making self-sacrifices at present.
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1900 was when Postman's Park became the location for George Frederic Watts's Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice, a memorial to ordinary people who died while saving the lives of others and who might otherwise be forgotten.
This takes the form of a loggia and long wall housing ceramic memorial tablets.
The Heroic act by Alice Ayres took place 135 years ago today & is a good reminder of all the people who are making self-sacrifices at present.
Some of the 2005 film Closer takes place in Postmans Park & Natalie Portman's character, who turns out to be Jane Jones, uses the name of Alice Ayres for most of the film.
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