Ghost bike

Janina Gehlau

Janina was brought down by a left-turning lorry at about 11.30am on Friday 17 October 2014. She died 3 days later in hospital, the second cyclist in 6 months to be killed at this junction by a left-turning lorry.  On 4 April 2014 Victor Manuel Ben Rodriguez was killed here. 2015 "John Green, 53 of Wickford, Essex was today accused of causing death by careless driving."

Site: Janina Gehlau, Daily Courant, King Lud (4 memorials)

EC4, Ludgate Hill

Number 12, the eastern half of the building on this concave corner is, 2014, occupied by Leon, but it used to be the pub The King Lud. Built in 1870, architect Lewis H. Isaacs, the Lost Pubs Project has a picture of it in 1969. These 3 images of King Lud seem to be original to the building so we imagine it was built and opened as a pub with that name, prompted by the proximity of the supposed site of the old Lud Gate. The western half of this building (Santander) was built in 1872.

The Daily Courant plaque is to the lower right of the photograph.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Janina Gehlau

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Cyclist deaths

Much of the street research for LondonRemembers is done by bike. 820 cyclists...

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Janina Gehlau

Janina Gehlau, from Dusseldorf, Germany, was studying for a Masters degree an...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Janina Gehlau

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Daily Courant

Daily Courant

The Corporation of the City of London In a house near this site was publishe...

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King Lud - 2 entrances

King Lud - 2 entrances

The two Leon doorways are each topped with this bust.

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Nearby Memorials

Brixton Brady

Brixton Brady

E9, Morning Lane

3rd April 1965 - 18th September 2006. Loving you always my Love Brixton, Lord. Your BBorisLover

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Eilidh Cairns

Eilidh Cairns

W11, Notting Hill Gate, near 128

We visited on 5 February 2012,the third anniversary of Eilidh's death, and the day on which her family, together with Road Peace launched...

2 subjects commemorated
Richard Muzira

Richard Muzira

SE5, Albany Road

The ghost bike in our photo was stolen but replaced with another in October 2014.

2 subjects commemorated
Federica Baldassa

Federica Baldassa

WC1, Vernon Place

2 subjects commemorated
Brian Florey

Brian Florey

IG11, Ripple Road

Colin Newman kindly allowed us to use his photo of the bike.

2 subjects commemorated

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Teddington Studios - Irene Handl

Teddington Studios - Irene Handl

TW11, Broom Road, Teddington Studios

July 2015 The Mirror reported that 4 of these plaques (Benny Hill, Tommy Cooper, Sid James and Irene Handl) were stolen just prior to the...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
ICI - 4 - McGowan

ICI - 4 - McGowan

SW1, Millbank, 9, Imperial Chemical House

For an idea of what this area used to be like see this 1894ish map. It was all redeveloped following the 1928 flood. This block was desig...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
St George's Circus - clock tower

St George's Circus - clock tower

SE1, St George's Circus

Our image comes from Historic England where we found the designer, Groll, but don't trust the dates given there.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Bentley Motor Car

Bentley Motor Car

W1, Chagford Street, 48

Google Street View shows the plaque in place March 2022 but just an empty frame in August 2022.

1 subject commemorated
Cheistha Kochhar

Cheistha Kochhar

EC1, Clerkenwell Road

The campaign to make this road safer has been running for 10 years.

2 subjects commemorated