Prince Alexander Obolensky

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St. Nicholas Street
Ipswich, England
This is a statue dedicated to a Russian Prince who played Rugby Union for England after escaping the russian revolution, he then joined the RAF in world war 2 but died in an aeroplane crash near ipswich and is now buried in Ipswich cemetary

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Excellent
10/27/2021

This is an excellent bit of architecture. Lots of history behind it and it is worth stopping of to i...

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Another interesting bit of history.
9/21/2018

Many people pass this every day but it is worth reading up about the history of this young man. You ...

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A draw for rugby fans & others with a connection
6/22/2018

A uniquely interesting man, shame about his untimely death. Someone suggested the reason for his cr...

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