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
330 memorials
Mural
93 memorials
Latest Memorials
view moreSt 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...
William Penn - Rickmansworth
WD3, High Street Rickmansworth, 46, Basing House, The Three Rivers Museum
Here William Penn (1644 - 1718) Quaker statesman and man of vision, founder of Pennsylvania and planner of Philadelphia, friend of the In...
Kingston Hospital - flying bomb
KT2, Kingston Hospital
Brought to our attention by John Arnold who believes the building was the Medical Superintendent's house.
4 subjects commemorated
Novo Beth Chaim Cemetery - WW2 bomb
E1, Mile End Road, Queen Mary College
A bomb fell here in WW2 destroying a number of graves. This circular walled enclosure and the stone pedestal at the centre commemorate th...
Clement Attlee - Royal Festival Hall
SE1, Belvedere Road, Below the Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
This film shows what looks like a time capsule being buried, and Attlee laying this foundation stone.
Latest Subjects
view morePennsylvania 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.
Kingston Hospital - flying bomb
The bomb landed on a tennis court by the nurses’ home. It destroyed the outpatients' department and badly damaged many other areas including the casualty department. On this 1940 map the building...
Royal Festival Hall
A 2,700-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre. The first post-war building to be protected with a Grade 1 Listing, in 1981. The project was led by London County Council's the...
Seriously Famous
view moreLost Memorials
view morePuzzle-corner
Arthur Hugh Clough
The fanlight of this house carries a surprising work in stained glass depicting Mickey Mouse carrying a Union Jack and Donald Duck with t...