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
338 memorials
Mural
94 memorials
Latest Memorials
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Hertsmere Road opened
E14, Hertsmere Road
The graphic is similar to the logo used by the Bow Heritage Trail, and see LCC Municipal for more examples of its use. Apart from the gra...
1 creator
Removal of graveyard remains - All Saints Poplar
E14, East India Dock Road, Newby Place Health and Wellbeing Centre, 21 Newby Place
We've not seen wet slate plaques look so bad before. Perhaps this is some slate-imitation, which can't cope with rain.
5 subjects commemorated
Newby Place graveyard monument
E14, Newby Place
The (rather creepy) Biblical quotation is from the King James Version: John 5, 28-29.
5 creators
All Saints Poplar - consecrated
E14, Bazely Street, All Saints church
This plaque is high on the east end of the church, the surrounding garden being so blighted by aircraft noise we were surprised that our ...
8 subjects commemorated
Eagle House - Merton
CR4, London Road, 224
Eagle House can be seen on this 1866 map and you can see it still there on this 1894 map surrounded by the Holborn Union workhouse and th...
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Latest Subjects
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William Curtis Green
Architect and designer, based in London for much of his career. London works include: the Dorchester Hotel, Wolseley House at 160 Piccadilly, New Scotland Yard. Around 20 of his designs are listed ...
1 memorial
All Saints church Poplar
The Poplar Vestry acquired a plot of land occupied by a house, garden and field. Here was built a parish church with adjoining graveyard and rectory. The church with the rectory immediately to the ...
2 memorials
William Howley
Bishop of London 1813 - 28. Archbishop of Canterbury 1828 - 48. Born Hampshire. While Bishop of London he had extensive work done on both his town house, 32 St James's Square and Fulham Palace. Whi...
1 memorial
Holborn Union Workhouse School
The school was part of a huge workhouse complex which gave basic education to about 400 children. Pupils were provided with uniforms, and had access to playing fields, a swimming pool and workshops...
1 memorial
Fernando Mendez
Physician. Born Fernando Moses Mendez (or Mendes) in Beira, Portugal. Came to the assistance of Catherine of Braganza when she was taken ill in Spain, on her way to Portsmouth to become the wife of...
1 memorial
Seriously Famous
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Lost Memorials
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Puzzle-corner
FCO - F unknown
The Foreign Office was completed in 1873 to the 1861 designs of Sir George Gilbert Scott, with Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt for the St James’s...