Relief

Apollo Victoria - Charlie Chaplin

Site: Apollo Victoria - Charlie Chaplin (1 memorial)

SW1, Wilton Road

The Chaplins on this large cinema, built in 1928 by E. Walmsley Lewis, were brought to our attention by Ornamental Passions where you can also see some lovely "frothy" reliefs showing cinema audiences of the time, one of which is just visible to the left of our photo.

Our close-up is from Wilton Road but due to never-ending road-works there our building photo is of the Vauxhall Bridge Road frontage, where there is a second not quite identical Charlie, also near the entrance.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Apollo Victoria - Charlie Chaplin

Subjects commemorated i

Charlie Chaplin

Born Charles Spencer Chaplin in East Street, Walworth (possibly, see Londonis...

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Apollo Victoria - Charlie Chaplin

Created by i

Newbury Abbot Trent

Sculptor. Born Forest Gate. His cousin was a cinema architect which probabl...

See other memorials in the area

Nearby Memorials

Royal Albert Hall frieze

SW7, Kensington Road

This ornate frieze, titled "The Triumph of Art and Letters", encircles the building. It is 244 metres long, designed by members of the R...

3 subjects commemorated, 7 creators

View on map

Temple Bar memorial - Victoria's first visit to City

EC4, Fleet Street

This is the site of the 17th century Temple Bar entrance to the City of London. Having become an obstruction to circulation it was remove...

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

View on map

St John's Primary School - rebuilt

N5, Conewood Street, St John's Highbury Vale

Our research into the history of the school convinces us that the blank section of ribbon must have read "Christ Church" which was the sc...

1 subject commemorated

View on map

WW1 at the Freemasons

WC2, Great Queen Street, Freemasons' Hall

This rather lovely carving is above the entrance. Since the whole building was erected as a memorial to peace it is appropriate that the...

2 subjects commemorated

View on map

CI - 2 - Eleanor

EC3, Cornhill, 32

We can't find proof that her route was as specified: from Queen Hithe (at the river, just east of Southwark Bridge) to St Michael’s Churc...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators

View on map

Previously viewed

Frederick Pedley

SE1, Great Maze Pond, Guy's Hospital - the Colonnade

In grateful memory of Frederick Newland Pedley who founded the Dental School in 1889, this tablet was unveiled on 4th May 1994, the fifti...

1 subject commemorated

View on map

Imperial Camel Corps

WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens

The sculptor was also a member of the corps. Unveiled by Chetwode. For another London camel statue see General Gordon on a camel. And If ...

War dead | WW1
350 subjects commemorated, 3 creators

View on map

Queen Elizabeth II Field - N8

N8, Priory Road, Priory Park

The white post is a flag pole sporting the green flag that, it seems, all parks have been awarded.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

View on map

Philip Webb

Architect. Born Oxford. 1856 moved to London and joined the circles around the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. William Morris used him to design the Red House. Also designed Prinsep's house at 1 Ho...

Person, Architecture

2 memorials

David Garrick

Actor, dramatist and theatre manager. Born Hereford. Left home and travelled to London with Samuel Johnson. As a friend of the Adams brothers he was in 1772, one of the first residents in their new...

Person, Theatre

7 memorials