Barbican frieze
EC1, Aldersgate Street
Our photo shows just one section of the frieze which covers the full width of this structure, behind the word "Barbican".
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
St Peter Cheap - railings
EC2, Wood Street
The medieval church of St Peter, Westcheap (now Cheapside) used to stand on this corner facing Cheapside. The blue information board give...
2 subjects commemorated
Silver Jubilee bench
EN1, Silver Street
We don't normally collect benches but large, unusual plaques like this one are irresistible.
2 subjects commemorated
Verdun oak bench
TW9, Kew Gardens, Temple of Arethusa
{On the side nearest the water, carved into the front of the seat:} This bench was made using timber from the Verdun oak (1919 - 2003). T...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Holy Trinity Stroud Green - information board
N4, Granville Road, Holy Trinity church garden
This Peace Garden, opened on 27 March 2011, commemorates the 1944 V1 bomb, the people who died, the church that was destroyed and the sub...
Civilian war dead | WW2
19 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
19 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Unidentied object
W6, Upper Mall Open Space
We don't really think this is a memorial, but would like to know what it is. From London Gardens Online: "Upper Mall Open Space is a riv...
1 subject commemorated
Old Well, Tottenham
N15, High Street
The high plaque on the building behind reads: "AD 1847, Sunday and Infant School". History in Pictures has a photo of this corner c.1900....
2 subjects commemorated,
4 creators
Fire Brigade HQ - Southwark
SE1, Southwark Bridge Road
Our image of the building (bomb-damaged and demolished in the late 1960s) is a zoomed-in section of a photo we found at the excellent Bey...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Emma Bowden
WC2, Rose Street, Lamb & Flag pub
We've found confirmation that Emma was a real person (check the details on her Subject page) and we'd guess that she was, at one time, a ...
1 subject commemorated
Marta Krawiec
WC1, Theobald’s Road
This is our third memorial at the junction (Francis Golding, Federica Baldassa) - all to cyclists killed by HGVs at this junction. Road....
2 subjects commemorated
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