 Statue of Edward Adrian Wilson in the town centre. Born Cheltenham 1872, died Antarctica 1912. The plinth reads: Edward Wilson of the British Antarctic Expedition reached the South Pole on January 17th 1912 and died with Captain Scott on the Great Ice Ba
Statue of Edward Adrian Wilson in the town centre. Born Cheltenham 1872, died Antarctica 1912. The plinth reads:
Edward Wilson of the British Antarctic Expedition reached the South Pole on January 17th 1912 and died with Captain Scott on the Great Ice Barrier in March 1912
Notable people from Cheltenham include:
Duncan Gordon Boyes, VC
Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards, Olympic ski-jumper
James Elroy Flecker, poet
Gustav Holst, composer
Martin Horwood, MP
Edward Jenner, the physician who invented vaccination
Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones
Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham
Richard O'Brien of Rocky Horror Show fame
Edward Adrian Wilson, explorer who joined Scott on his ill-fated Antarctic Expedition)
|
