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
143 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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Old Ford
E3, Old Ford Road, 381
The building on which the plaque is located was the 19th century Old Ford Wesleyan Chapel, now converted into flats.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Pizza Express
W1, Wardour Street, 29
Google Street View shows that by May 2021 Pizza Express had moved out, taking their plaque with them. Thanks to our colleague, Alan Patie...
1 subject commemorated
RAF Linguists - Kidbrooke
SE3, Kidbrooke Park Road, Thomas Tallis School
The plaque is at the far end of the school bike park and playground, which is why our picture is not as sharp as we would like.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Reel sculpture - Gainsborough Film Studios
N1, Shoreditch Park
Commissioned by Hackney Council in 1996 when it was erected at the junction of Leonard Street and Paul Street, EC2. Some time July 2012 -...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Biograph Theatre
SW18, Garratt Lane, 5
Biograph Theatre opened 1908 as London's first licensed cinema. Originally the Assembly Room of The Spread Eagle pub and later the Pictur...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Latest Subjects
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First Pizza Express
Founded in 1965 by Peter Boizot, Pizza Express opened its first restaurant in Wardour Street. Inspired by a trip to Italy, Boizot brought back to London a pizza oven from Naples and a chef from Sic...
1 memorial
John Edwards
abstract painter and sculptor, and teacher. Born in London and grew up in Hornsey. Head of painting and sculpture at St Martin's School of Art, London, in the 1980s. In the last decade of his life,...
1 memorial
Thomas Fairchild
Text transcribed of the information board (which itself credits the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography): Thomas Fairchild was born in May 1667. In 1690 he established himself as a nurseryman ...
1 memorial
Laurence Cowen
Scriptwriter, playwright, film and theatre director, and author. Born Laurence Cohen and also wrote as Lesser Columbus. Born Hull, or Newcastle-upon-Tyne (sources differ). Died Hampstead. Married t...
1 memorial
Hester Leggatt
Hester May Murray Leggatt was a vital contributor to MI5's 1943 Operation Mincemeat - see there for the full story. Born in India, her family brought her back to the UK before WW1. She attended T...
1 memorial
Seriously Famous
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Lost and Relocated Memorials
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Born on this day
Gordon Brown
Born: 20/2/1951, 74 years ago
Person, Politics & Administration, Scotland
1 memorial
Puzzle-corner
Jaimie Tapper
Jaimie Tapper's Linkedin page gives: "I am the Head of Performance Coaching and Development at the Royal Ballet Company, London. I also work as a consultant Psychologist for a range of clients, inc...