Architect. He designed many cinemas including the Hammersmith Apollo, as well as the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, and the interiors of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and the Royal Court.
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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Robert Cromie
Google Street View shows this plaque in situ 2008 - 2014 but lost by June 201...
Architect. Born Bolton. c.1897 he moved to London and worked briefly for C. R. Ashbee. 1899 he moved to H. Percy Adams' practice where he stayed for the rest of his career. c.1906 moved to Harmer G...
Architect, master builder and speculative developer. Active in London and Bedford. From British History: "... a Bedford carpenter's son who had made his name in the 1820s and '30s as a speculative...
Coaching Inn. It's origin is uncertain, but in the 15th century it was owned by the Poynings family and was known as the Crossed Keys or Crowned Keys. It may have been renamed in honour of Queen El...
Architects. The practice comprised John James Burnet, Thomas Smith Tait and Francis Lorne. Their works include the King Edward VII galleries at the British Museum.
The entrance to the Field is an important part of the memorial aspects of each site. For instance: the two heraldic panels are supposed t...
The way this monument meets the sloping ground has been well thought out: a small platform edged with a low ridge and connected to the pa...
The building is dated 1893 and presumably was named after Blackfriars Priory even though that was on the other side of the river.
The palace of Westminster has been the home of Parliament since a meeting there in 1295. It split into two "houses" in 1341 but, having been built as a royal residence, the palace had no suitable m...
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...