Statues and Monuments: Sir Joshua Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds was born in July 1723 in Devon. He attended a local grammar school where he developed an … More

Statues and Monuments: Major-General Andrew Hay

Andrew Hay was born in 1762 and enlisted in the army as an ensign at the age of 17. … More

Thomas Dundas was born in Scotland in 1750 and was educated in Edinburgh. He joined the army in 1766 … More

Samuel Johnson was born in Lichfield in 1709. He attended Oxford Univ but was unable to complete his education … More

George Elliott was born in Scotland in 1717. He studied at the University of Leiden and then at the Military … More

Cuthbert Collingwood was born in Newcastle in 1748 and joined the Navy at the age of 12. His first experience … More

Joseph Mallord William Turner in Covent Garden, London in 1775, where his father was a barber. in 1785, his mother … More

George Westcott was born in 1753, the son of a baker in Honiton Devon. He joined the Navy as a … More

HMS Captain was a unique ship. Built in 1869 she was a masted turret ship with dual propulsion systems. Her … More

Thomas Fanshaw Middleton was born in Derbyshire in 1769. he was educated at Christ’s hospital and Cambridge and was ordained … More