EC2, King Street, 28
These roundels, below the second floor windows, are numbered from the left. Under other windows are: "T. C. C.", "1868", "H.H.".
Number 4 with his moustache looks most distinctive but are these portraits, or are they just decorative, generic heads?
This bust was brought to our attention by Discovering London, where its claim to carry the oldest inscription in London is debunked. The...
We can find nothing to connect Reynolds with Harrow.
According to the plaque these are, clockwise from top left: Debra Lee, Phineas Pett, Tsar Peter the Great, Dr Burnhart Gloss, Catherine o...
Tennyson died October 1892, the same year that this building was 'erected' according to the foundation stone, though above the entrance 1...
The unabbreviated text would read in Latin: "Victoria dei gratia Britanniarum Regina", which translates as: "Victoria, by the Grace of Go...
Actor. Born Edith Mary Evans at 12 Ebury Square. In a stage and screen career spanning sixty-six years, she appeared in many memorable productions. Her most famous role was probably that of Lady Br...
The plaque fails to explain why it is on this particular spot. Cromwell's family was based in Putney and he was brought up here but we c...
This 1981 Quinlan Terry building was originally the vestry or parish hall. It is decorated with trompe l'oeil statuary, 2 items on each o...
Planted on 13th October 1989 to celebrate a hundred years of caring in the public services. Rodney Bickerstaffe - General Secretary Mic...
The inscription was written by the Rev. T. W. Weare, Under-Master of Westminster 1841-1861. Our information comes from Westminster Abbey...
