Runnymede Air Forces Memorial
TW20, Cooper's Hill Lane
The poem was apparently written soon after the memorial was completed. Photo of the engraving. The “ML, 7 April 1952” is probably the f...
1 subject commemorated,
4 creators
Davey
E1, Hermitage Riverside Memorial Garden
Most of the text is professionally carved but 'Davey' is less skillful. Something about this memorial makes us think that Davey was a pet.
1 subject commemorated
Poppy window
W2, Connaught Place, 16
We photographed this at first just because it is such a lovely window. Then we noticed that the flowers are poppies, well known to comme...
2 subjects commemorated
Sun-dial from Waterloo Bridge
NW3, Antrim Grove, Antrim Gardens
The baluster/sundial presents no interesting detail to photograph so we have instead presented a close-up of one of the crowned letters o...
1 subject commemorated
Well-head from House of Commons
NW3, Antrim Grove, Antrim Gardens
This plaque is affixed to the top of the stonework of the well-head. Andrew Behan found two Lionel Barnetts living in the Hampstead area...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
King Edward III manor house
SE16, Bermondsey Wall East
Our 'inscription' comes from the modern information panel just outside our photo to the right, as does the artist's impression of the bui...
2 subjects commemorated,
3 creators
Ian Stuart
WC2, Argyle Square, middle of the west side of the square
We don't know what the red symbols mean (born and died?) but we do recognise the symbol between the dates. Stephen Brasher wrote to say ...
1 subject commemorated
Blitz bomb in Harrington Square
NW1, Harrington Square Gardens
This bouquet of dried flowers was tied to a tree in the garden not too far away. The writing was illegible or uninformative so we have n...
Civilian war dead | WW2
8 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
8 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Queen Mary's steps
SW1, Victoria Embankment, Victoria Embankment Gardens - Whitehall section
A nearby information board gives a good history of the Embankment: The first person to suggest a river embankment was Sir Christopher Wr...
4 subjects commemorated
London Bridge alcove at East Sheen
TW10, Upper Richmond Road, Courtlands
In case anyone is in any doubt about these alcoves being off London Bridge we photographed the Bridge House Estates logo under the keystone.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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