King John mosaic
TW20, High Street, Egham
The translation is provided by our language consultant, David Hopkins. He points out some abbreviations, Anglicisations and errors but c...
1 subject commemorated
Crystal Crown
E1, St Katharine's Dock, Thistle Hotel
The information states that the sculpting was done "on this site", but the Coronarium was roofless. The photos at Fine Art Facts show th...
1 subject commemorated,
4 creators
George & Debbie Bunting
N1, New River Walk
In memory of George & Debbie Bunting, Islington Art Circle 1946 - 2000.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Reinhard Ziegler
N21, Highfield Road, Orange Tree pub
In the back garden of the pub so we've no idea how we spotted it. But once we had we couldn't not collect it - very unusual.
1 subject commemorated
Hurlingham Yacht Club
SW15, Deodar Road, 43a
1922 is the year that the Club took on its current name, though we don't know what it was previously called. We can't discover the conne...
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Octavia Hill - Finchley
N3, East End Road, 17, Stephens House
Hill's family were living in Brownswell Cottages in 1851. These were on Finchley High Road just south of where the North Circular now cr...
2 subjects commemorated
Victoria's 60th, Clock tower
N5, Highbury Hill
All four sides sport a low relief portrait of Queen Victoria in wreathed roundels half-way up.
2 subjects commemorated,
7 creators
Aldersgate Flame
EC1, Bastion High Walk, Museum of London entrance
2021: Karen Kirkham has kindly written to say "The monument, designed by my late father-in-law R. M. P. Ludlow, was erected in 1990." Th...
5 subjects commemorated,
3 creators
Clarendon Arch - 1682
N21, Bush Hill
We are indebted to John Salmon at Geograph for his photo of this arch. The Portland keystone depicts Sir Hugh Myddelton’s coat of arms.
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
St Dunstan's House - plasterwork panels
EC4, Chancery Lane, Maughan Library of King's College, ex-PRO
This example of architectural reclamation was brought to our attention by Discovering London's Friday elephant. There you can see not jus...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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