London Remembers, Aiming to capture all memorials in London

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

347 memorials

Fountain

138 memorials

Gates

21 memorials

Ghost bike

31 memorials

Ghost building

9 memorials

Keystone

27 memorials

Monument

321 memorials

Mural

91 memorials

Latest Memorials

Iyengar Yoga Institute

SE14, New Cross Road, 470

The decorative shield is in the pediment. The Iyengar plaque is below the window on the left. Although the New Cross (Equitable) Buildin...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

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New Cross (Equitable) Building Society

SE14, New Cross Road, 470

New Cross (Equitable) Building Society was established in 1866 but did not move into this building (and presumably erect the shield) unti...

1 subject commemorated

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Cheistha Kochhar

EC1, Clerkenwell Road

The campaign to make this road safer has been running for 10 years.

2 subjects commemorated

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Grove Buildings

SW3, Chelsea Manor Street

Grove Buildings is also known as Grove House.

8 subjects commemorated

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Mary Quant

SW3, Kings Road, 138a

Jan Elson has pointed out that there's something very funny about the "King's Road" on the plaque - and not just the apostrophe. The stre...

2 subjects commemorated

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Latest Subjects

Iyengar Yoga Institute South London

Group, Community / Clubs, Sport / Games

1 memorial

Iyengar Yoga

A form of Hatha Yoga in which there is a focus on the structural alignment of the physical body through the development of asanas. It aims to unite the body, mind and spirit for health and well-being.

Concept, Sport / Games

1 memorial

B. K. S. Iyengar

Founder of Iyengar Yoga. Born Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar in Bellur, Kolar district, Karnataka, India. Throughout his childhood, he suffered with a number of diseases, until his brothe...

Person, Medicine, India

1 memorial

New Cross (Equitable) Building Society

Established in 1866 this Building Society was closed down in 1984 by the Registrar of Friendly Societies for what were then considered unsafe business practices. From This Is Money: "The New Cross ...

Group, Commerce

1 memorial

Cheistha Kochhar

Born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India, Cheistha Kochhar was a PhD student at the London School of Economics. She had already worked in a range of roles including business start-ups and with variou...

Person, Cyclist, Tragedy, India

1 memorial

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