Time Flies clock tower and drinking fountain

Time Flies clock tower and drinking fountain

W8, Broad Walk, Kensington Gardens

This inscription fails to name the person(s) who erected this substantial memorial, nor does it name the dedicatees. The British Newspap...

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Charles Yerkes

Charles Yerkes

SE11, Kennington Park Road, Oval tube station

We were delighted to see this memorial - it enables us to tell you about this splendid, unique, station: light and airy, joyous murals of...

1 subject commemorated
Moira Gemmill

Moira Gemmill

SW1, Millbank, Vauxhall roundabout

Our picture of the post-crash scene comes from the Evening Standard.

2 subjects commemorated
Hanbury Hall  - tiled plaque

Hanbury Hall - tiled plaque

E1, Hanbury Street, 22, Hanbury Community Centre

These 20 Delft tiles are decorated with scenes and symbols important in Huguenot history, such as early church buildings in the area and ...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Oliver Plunkett

Oliver Plunkett

SW12, Nightingale Lane, 13, Oliver Plunkett Chapel

We think this chapel is/was closely associated with the school, St Francis Xavier College, behind.  Plunkett himself had no connection to...

1 subject commemorated
GI graffiti on bricks

GI graffiti on bricks

SW1, Caxton Street, Blewcoat School

We have found another example of carved bricks: Emma Bowden.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Martin Andrews

Martin Andrews

WC1, Mecklenburgh Square Garden

The garden is normally locked so the annual Open Garden Squares Day may be your only chance to see this.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
St Dunstans - noticeboards

St Dunstans - noticeboards

E1, Stepney High Street

We were reading this board and deciding it really was not interesting enough to collect, and then we read the last statement. The boards...

2 subjects commemorated
Kirsty MacColl

Kirsty MacColl

W1, Soho Square, southern section of the garden

MacColl's 1993 "Titanic Days" album contains the track "Soho Square", set in the winter. Wikipedia says: "Every year on the Sunday neares...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
RNH - mosaic

RNH - mosaic

N7, Manor Gardens, Royal Northern Gardens

The new RNH Casualty Department, funded by the Islington War Memorial Fund, was opened in 1923 and closed in 1992 along with the rest of ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
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