What is London Remembers?
The aim of this website is to document all the memorials in London. That's the plaques, monuments, statues, fountains, etc, that commemorate a person, an event, a building, etc. It's an aim we don't think we will ever achieve but we will enjoy the attempt.
Memorial types
Fountain
142 memorials
Gates
21 memorials
Ghost bike
32 memorials
Ghost building
9 memorials
Keystone
27 memorials
Monument
331 memorials
Mural
93 memorials
Latest Memorials
view moreWar memorial St Mary Magdelene - Paddington
W2, Rowington Close
Most war memorials at churches make some reference to 'members of this parish who fell' or have a list of the dead, or those who served. ...
Air Chief Marshal Dowding - SW19 - original plaque
SW19, St. Mary's Road, 3
This plaque was removed when the house on which it was erected was demolished. A new plaque has been erected on the new house. We'd guess...
Vera Atkins
SW3, Sloane Avenue, Nell Gwynn House
Vera Atkins, née Rosenberg, Commander of the Order of British Empire, Croix de Guerre, Legion of Honour. A Jewish pre-war British spy, Ve...
Frederick Douglass
SW3, Sloane Avenue, Nell Gwynn House
The house was 5 Whitehead's Grove - you can see a short terrace of houses here on this 1865 map.
St George's Camberwell war memorial
SE5, Wells Way, St George's Church
This sculptured face is remarkably modern, almost mask-like. The statue was stolen in August 1991 but was found 2 weeks later in a Brixto...
Latest Subjects
view moreMartin Travers
Howard Martin Otho Travers was an English church artist and designer. One of the most influential British stained glass artists of the twentieth century. 1925 - 48 chief instructor in stained glass...
Vera Atkins
Commander of the Order of British Empire, Croix de Guerre, Legion of Honour. Born in Romania as Vera May Rosenberg into a distinguished Jewish family. "Atkins" was an Anglicised version of her mot...
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Organisation responsible for the collection, conservation, and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage.
Gulielma Maria Springett
First wife of William Penn. Born in Sussex. Married 1672 and had three sons and five daughters.
Seriously Famous
view moreLost Memorials
view moreDied on this day
Willliam Colbeck
Died: 18/10/1930, 94 years ago
Person, Exploring, Arctic & Antarctic
Puzzle-corner
Warrington Hotel - Handel bust
The busts are on the Randolph Avenue elevation, at first floor level. We've numbered them left to right. The listing text mentions the bu...