The Who in Harrow
HA1, Sandridge Close, Daltrey House
Pete Townshend was the guitar-smasher. We visited the site in May 2012 to find the plaque gone and replaced with a hand-scrawled rather ...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Jayne Helliwell
W1, Oxford Street
We thank Ross Corben for the street photo and precise location and London Cyclist for our close-up pic.
2 subjects commemorated
Falklands War memorial
EC3, Trinity Square Gardens
The memorial was dedicated on Merchant Navy Day 2005 by the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Alan West GCB DSC ADC. RFA stands for Royal Flee...
War dead, Civilian war dead | Other war
18 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
18 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Mydiddee
SE8, Deptford High Street, St Paul's Churchyard
Caroline's Miscellany has an excellent post on Mydiddee. We hope she won't mind if we quote her: "Bligh paid for Mydiddee's funeral and ...
3 subjects commemorated
PC Stephen Tibble
W14, Charleville Road, 20 Charleville Mansions
Here fell P.C. Stephen Tibble, 26th February 1975. {Below is the badge of the Metropolitan Police.}
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Gilt of Cain - Slave trade
EC3, Fen Court
This sculpture, 'Gilt of Cain', was unveiled by Bishop Tutu in commemoration of the bicentenary of the abolition of the transatlantic sla...
4 subjects commemorated,
7 creators
Edith S. Kerrison
E15, The Grove
Unveiled by Will Thorne MP, as part of the week-long celebrations of the jubilee of the incorporation of the Borough of West Ham.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Stratford Martyrs
E15, Broadway, St John’s Church
The event on 27 June 1556 was a big draw: "These 11 men and 2 women were brought, pinioned, from Newgate and suffered death here in the p...
24 subjects commemorated,
5 creators
Lynch Green Martyrs
UB8, Windsor Street, St Margaret's Burial Ground
This stone was erected in 1955 in memory of Robert Smith, John Denley & Patrick Packingham, who were burnt at the stake on Lynch Gree...
4 subjects commemorated
1908 Olympics
W12, Wood Lane, 201, BBC building
The unveiling was hosted by BBC Director-General Mark Thompson and attended by Sir Stephen Redgrave.
3 subjects commemorated
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