Lord Donald Soper, 1903 - 1998, Christian Socialist and pacifist, spoke on Tower Hill for over 70 years.
Soper spoke here every Wednesday afternoon from 1927 until 1998, three weeks before his death.
EC3, Byward Street
The building between the gate and the Tower, which is ruining this picture is the Tower of London visitor-centre-come-gift-shop-etc. Mmmm.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lord Soper
Christian Socialist and pacifist. Born 36 Knoll Road, Wandsworth. Keen sport...
Greater London Council Lord Lugard, 1858-1945, colonial administrator, lived here, 1912-1919.
Site of the Jolly Sailor Inn, South Norwood's first public building, 1810. People for Portland Road
The Victoria Cross plaques are located on the grass by the memorial. and can be seen in the bottom right of our photograph. Regarding Ce...
Ex-pupil Brian Longman tells us that these two stone plaques, all that remain of the school, were above the entrances. They must have bee...
This plaque is on the low wall you can see close to the road.
Geoffrey Mills was the pilot - see his page for more details. Our information comes from the British Newspaper Archive: the Birmingham Da...
Born Islington as Edward Onslow Ford, but he dropped the Edward. Studied Antwerp and Munich. A successful and well-liked sculptor. Died at home, 62 Acacia Road. The picture here is a portrait by...
The official Norway site provides useful background information for this plaque. See also the Norwegian gratitude stone.
Designer of the first Hammersmith Bridge, William Tierney Clark, 1783-1852, lived on this waterworks site, c.1839.
