Architectural historian and author of "The Buildings of England". Born in Leipzig, Germany. Hitler's rise to power caused him to move to London in 1935. Buried in the churchyard of St. Peter's at Clyffe Pypard, Wiltshire.
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Sir Nikolaus Pevsner
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Sir Niikolaus Pevsner - blue plaque
Sir Niikolaus Pevsner, 1902 - 1983, architectural historian, lived here from ...
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner - black plaque
He lived here for nearly 50 years from 1936 until his death in 1983.
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Charles Holden
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...
11 memorials
William Oxtoby, A.M.I.C.E.
Appointed Surveyor/Engineer for the Borough of Camberwell c.1898. William Oxtoby was born on 7 February 1862 in Hull, Yorkshire. He was the fourth of the five children of Robert Oxtoby (1823-1874)...
2 memorials
Eyre Arms Tavern
St John’s Wood was once part of the Great Forest of Middlesex. Until the end of the eighteenth century (when plans for residential development first appeared) it remained in agricultural use. By 17...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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Sir Frederick Hopkins
Biochemist. Born Frederick Gowland Hopkins at 16 Marine Parade, Eastbourne. He studied at Guy's Hospital, where he received the University of London gold medal. In 1897 he became the first lecturer...
2 memorials
Innholders' Hall - 2
EC4, College Street, 29-30
Seems this site was given to the Innholders in 1920-21 by Cronin and Wylde, then an oil bomb destroyed it on the night of 10th May 1941, ...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Fawcett frieze - 09, Despard
SW1, Parliament Square
Most statues have plinths, which often carry the identity of the statue but little more. The plinth for this Millicent Fawcett statue is ...
1 subject commemorated
Lighthouse mission - Treloar
SE1, Union Street, 47-49
In our photo Keane's is the plaque to the left (east), Treloar to the right, just above the cyclist's head. The cyclist may look as if he...
2 subjects commemorated
William Hyde Wollaston
Chemist and physicist. Born Norfolk. Trained and worked as a doctor. 1797 moved to London and in 1801 stopped working and concentrated on his interests, setting up a private laboratory at 14 Buckin...
1 memorial