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  1. HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II COLESHILL TOWN COUNCIL COMMEMORATES THE PLATINUM JUBILEE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2022 PLATINUM JUBILEE
  2. O ALL YE GREEN THINGS UPON THE EARTH BLESS YE THE LORD PRAISE HIM AND MAGNIFY HIM FOR EVER THESE TREES WERE PLANTED BY W.G.C. GLADSTONE 1912
    Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
  3. IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS LAWRENCE POLAND AN AUSTRALIAN SHOW IDENTITY BURIED IN THE BAY THE PLACE OF HIS CHILDHOOD DAUGHTER CHERYL, PETER LEESA & TRAFF IN LOVING MEMORY OF GWENDOLINE POLAND 15/7/1925 - 28/9/2022 BELOVED MOTHER OF PATRICA, GLENYS, SHERYL LOVING WIFE OF THOMAS POLAND 18/4/1924 - 14/8/2001 "THOSE WE LOVE DONT GO AWAY THEY WALK BESIDE US EVERYDAY" UNITED IN LOVE FOREVER
    Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia
  4. IN MEMORY OF CLAUDE STANLEY CHOULES 1901-2011 ETHEL SIM CHOULES 1905-2003 LIVED AT 326 FOR OVER 20 YEARS PROVIDING INSPIRATION FOR ALL "NO DIFFICULTY BAFFLES GREAT ZEAL" FOREVER IN OUR MEMORIES WITH ETERNAL LOVE FROM THEIR FAMILY
  5. Dedicated in celebration of the life of JOHN DENVER 1943 - 1997 MUSICIAN and ENVIRONMENTALIST. Donated by Friends of John Denver UK
    Clifftop Stroll / Heathland Ramble - Dersingham Bogs Footpath, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, United Kingdom
  6. Gib jedem Tag die Chance, der schönste deines Lebens zu werden Mark Twain
    Braugasse 23, Questenberg, Germany
  7. Vergnügen, Vergnügen! Was sonst sollte uns irgendwo hinführen? Oskar Wilde
  8. Nicky Hopkins, born Nicholas Christian Hopkins in Perivale, Middlesex (February 24, 1944-September 6, 1994) was an English pianist and organist. He received a scholarship to the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London; though classically trained at the Academy, it was his discovery of rock and roll, and Chuck Berry in particular, that led him to develop his own sense and style of boogie technique. He recorded and performed on some of the most significant British and American popular music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, and is widely regarded as one of the most important session musicians in rock history, perhaps even the most important. It is an almost impossible act to quantify his near- immeasurable contribution to songs and albums so many of us know and love. Indeed his performances are part of the fabric of classic rock itself. His almost magical ability on the keyboards enabled him to weave just the right sequence of notes, which Mick Jagger acknowledged when he said. "Come on, Nicky, give us some Diamond Tianas!" Diamond Tiaras were of course, what Nicky always produced. www.nickyhopkins.com Nicky Hopkins 1944 - 1994 ROCK'S GREATEST SESSION MAN This bench celebrates the life of Nicky Hopkins, with love from his fans Saturday 8th September 2018 "When Nicky sat at the piano, each take would be breathtaking and each one different from the last. He was a truly creative and dedicated musician, modest, quiet, wonderful to work with and never given to overstatement... all his work had an indefinable magic that shines out of the grooves." -Bob Harris A SELECTION OF TRACKS ON WHICH NICKY PLAYS: Art Garfunkel-1 Only Have Eyes For You The Beatles-Revolution Cat Stevens-Matthew and Son Donovan Baralajapal George Harrison-Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) Jeff Beck-Beck's Bolero Jefferson Airplane-Volunteers Jerry Garcia Band Mission in the Rain Joe Cocker-You Are So Beautiful John Lennon-Crippled Inside John Lennon-Jealous Gary John Lennon-Oh My Love The Kinks-Sunny Afternoon Marc Bolan & T. Rex-Jasper C. Debussy Nicky Hopkins-Waiting for the Band Quicksilver Messenger Service-Edward, the Mad Shirt Grinder Ringo Starr-You're Sixtern Rod Stewart-You're in My Heart The Rolling Stones-Angie The Rolling Stones-Salt of the Earth The Rolling Stones-She's a Rainbow The Rolling Stones-Sympathy for the Devil Steve Miller Band-Baby's House The Who Getting in Tune The Who Let's See Action
    Perivale Park Orchard Garden, Cowgate Road, Greenford, London Borough of Ealing, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  9. ACKER BILK 1929-2014
    150 High Street, Publow, United Kingdom
  10. In memory of Paul Eddington (1927-95) Much loved TV and stage actor and local resident WERA 2006
    Hornsey Fire Station, Priory Road, London, United Kingdom
  11. The view from here inspired Percy French (1854 - 1920) Composer and artist, to write his famous song - "Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea."
    Percy French Memorial Bench, Red Island, Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland
  12. In Memory ☮f Peace Campaigner Brian Haw 1914 - 2☮11 Who Lived in Whistable as a Teenager WAGE PEACE "It's The Kids..." ☮
    Keam's Yard, Island Wall, Lower Island, Whitstable, Canterbury, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom
  13. Donated by the cast and crew of "Captain America" October 2010
    Lawrence Crescent, Caerwent, United Kingdom
  14. BROADCASTER MARK RADCLIFFE USED TO LOVE SITTING HERE AND STILL DOES THANKS TO ADVANCES IN CANCER RESEARCH
    Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
  15. GALEN CLARK MEMORIAL BENCH
    Falls View, Lower Yosemite Fall Trail, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA, United States of America
  16. GENERAŁ STANISŁAW MACZEK 1892 - 1994
    Edinburgh City Chambers, Roxburgh Court, Old Town, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
  17. WILHELM BAUMGARTNER 1820-1867.
    Altstadt, Zurich, District Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  18. A. M. Turing Read Write
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
  19. It was on this bench in 2007 that the notorious artist Tracey Emin surrendered all her art rebel credibility when she decided to become a member of the Royal Academy of Arts
    Berkeley Square, London, United Kingdom
  20. Alan Mathison Turing 1912 - 1954 Father of computer science Mathematician, Logician Wartime Codebreaker Victim of Prejudice "Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty, a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture" - Bertrand Russell IEKYF RQMSI ADXUO KVKZC GUBJ
    City Centre, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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