mystery girl wall painting
NW3, Glenilla Road, 17-19
This very unusual wall painting was brought to our attention in July 2011 by the Camden History Society Newsletter. There is a possible ...
1 subject commemorated
Entrance to the Henriette Raphael building
SE1, Great Maze Pond, Guy's Hospital - Memorial Park
{Etched in the glass doors:} Henriette Raphael gave her name to the first purpose-built nurses' home at Guy's Hospital which opened in 19...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Robert Peel pub
EC2, Bishopsgate, 178, ex-pub
This building has been through interesting times. It looks like it started off in the Georgian period and had a major refacing round abou...
1 subject commemorated
Roman wharf - Fish Street Hill
EC3, Lower Thames Street, St Magnus the Martyr
The piling can just be seen in our picture; it's the dark object on a low stand in the corner.
1 subject commemorated
Bench - United Wards Club
EC2, Guildhall Yard
Our picture shows the north-east corner of the Yard. The cyclist is in front of the two benches. The plaque is carved on the panel on the...
1 subject commemorated
Bench - Mayoralty
EC2, Guildhall Yard
Along the front edge of the bench 10 sets of deviders are carved and along the top of the back 6 of the Masons' shield.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Millstones
EC1, Great Sutton Street
We can't identify any river that ran through here (the Fleet would be the nearest) so perhaps these come from a windmill. But it's not pa...
1 subject commemorated
wherrymen seat
SE1, Bankside, Riverside House
From the middle ages on, the south bank, lying outside the area regulated by the City, tended to be the place of recreation: theatres, br...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Burning Cross
SE1, Blackfriars Road, Christ Church
September 2013: Our colleague Jamie Davis tells us that the plaque was stolen, presumably for its scrap value.
2 subjects commemorated
South Bank mosaic - Vivien Leigh
SE1, South Bank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall / Purcell Room
These mosaics are laid in the pavement in a rather sad, out the way, corner of the South Bank, at street level, near the non-main entranc...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
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