William Blake - SE1
Max Beerbohm
Leonard and Virginia Woolf
Frieze of Parnassus - Cibber
Daniel Mendoza
Cecil Beaton - W2
WW1 gates at BMA
Chiswick war memorial - Burlington Lane

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

Bust

Bust

356 memorials

Fountain

Fountain

144 memorials

Gates

Gates

21 memorials

Ghost bike

Ghost bike

32 memorials

Ghost building

Ghost building

9 memorials

Keystone

Keystone

27 memorials

Monument

Monument

338 memorials

Mural

Mural

97 memorials

Latest Memorials

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Charles Hay and Son

Charles Hay and Son

SE16, Rotherhithe Street, 135

{Beneath the London Docklands Development Corporation logo:} 135 Rotherhithe Street This listed mid 19th century building has been occupi...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Norma Williamson

Norma Williamson

SW9, Rushcroft Road, Tate Library

This small plaque is on the planter which can be seen in our photo, below the "Brixton Library" sign. We thank our colleague, Alan Patien...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Sir William Powell's Almshouses

Sir William Powell's Almshouses

SW6, Church Gate

Founded in 1680 by Sir William Powell to house twelve widows. Rebuilt in 1793, and again in 1869. Residency is still reserved for older w...

1 subject commemorated
Madge Gill - plaque

Madge Gill - plaque

E17, Walthamstow High Street, 71

Madge Gill, née Maud Eades, artist (1882 - 1961) lived here between 1882 - 1890. Waltham Forest Heritage

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Madge Gill - mural

Madge Gill - mural

E17, High Street Walthamstow, 121

  {On an accompanying information board:} LDN WMN Madge Gill by Pang LDN WMN is a series of free public artworks across London this a...

1 subject commemorated, 4 creators

Latest Subjects

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Charles Hay and Son

Charles Hay and Son

Barge builders and repairers. Charles Hay was a Queen's Waterman and a Master of the Watermen's Company. The business is still operational, but part of the building has been converted into flats.

Group, Craft / Design, Transport

1 memorial
Brixton Society

Brixton Society

From their website: "We help shape the future of Brixton by working to understand our history and built environment. To do this we hold regular meetings, lead heritage walks, and produce publicatio...

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
Tate Galleries

Tate Galleries

Four art galleries. The original was founded in Millbank in 1897, as the National Gallery of British Art. It was renamed in 1932 after Henry Tate who had laid the foundations for the collection. Ta...

Group, Art, Museums / Libraries

1 memorial
Wood Street Walls

Wood Street Walls

Group which produces street artwork in various formats.

Group, Art, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Lazer Group

Lazer Group

Property group founded in the 1980s.

Group, Property

1 memorial

Seriously Famous

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Princess Margaret
Jerome Kern
Friedrich Engels
Napoleon Bonaparte
Bob Dylan
Queen Mary II

Lost and Relocated Memorials

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Barber Beaumont tomb
George Jeffreys
Plaque to Milton erected by Bentham
Streatham Bus Garage - WW1 plaque
Organ donors
J. Lyons war memorial - second location, gone

Born on this day

Sir William Addison

Born: 4/4/1905, 120 years ago

Person, Law, Literature

1 memorial
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Puzzle-corner

Colin John Maher

Lovely, heartfelt plaque.

1 subject
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