People and places
The stories of England.
Homes, streets and memorial sites.
The people who left something of themselves here.
Oscar Wilde
“Biographies are nothing but other people’s laundry lists,” quipped the most brilliant and daring of Irish writers. Behind the razor-sharp cynicism and elegance lay a vulnerable soul who paid a heavy price for his freedom.
Douglas Bader
He lost both his legs in a horrific accident, but refused to listen to the doctors who said he would never fly again. The British pilot who returned to the skies on metal legs and fought the Luftwaffe without a gram of fear.
Judith Montefiore
The daughter of a wealthy aristocratic family who chose arduous journeys, illness, and danger on the roads of the ancient East. Alongside her husband Moses, she crisscrossed the Land of Israel and invested her fortune in building the Jewish community.
4 place links in this collection
- Mausoleum of Sir Moses and Lady Judith Montefiore, Honeysuckle Road, Ramsgate, Kent, England
- Montefiore Synagogue, Ramsgate, Kent, England
- Oscar Wilde House, 34 Tite Street, Chelsea, London, England
- Douglas Bader Memorial, St Clement Danes Church (Royal Air Force Church), Strand, London, England