D'Oyly Carte armillary sphere

D'Oyly Carte armillary sphere

WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens

The memorial is in the form of an equatorial armillary sphere. Although the memorial itself does not mention it, it was erected in honour...

10 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Henry Cole at V&A

Henry Cole at V&A

SW7, Exhibition Road, Victoria & Albert Museum

April 2018: Freshly regilded and looking splendid – but with a new metal walkway cutting across it. The designers’ website even includes ...

1 subject commemorated
County Hall - frieze

County Hall - frieze

SE1, Belvedere Road, County Hall

The dates add up because the LCC only moved here in 1922.

2 subjects commemorated
Orange Street Chapel - arch

Orange Street Chapel - arch

WC2, Orange Street

The dates given are the "start" dates of the two churches which have been erected on this site.

1 subject commemorated
First City bomb in WW2 - lost

First City bomb in WW2 - lost

EC2, Fore Street, Roman House

The black and white photo showing the lost commemorative board comes from A London Inheritance, a great post covering the area, with many...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Burlington House colonnade

Burlington House colonnade

SW11, Battersea Park

Even in our rather dismal photo you can see that there is a hill here, in an otherwise uniformly flat Park. Why is this hill here? We cam...

St james's Garden - people of London - wood

St james's Garden - people of London - wood

SW1, Piccadilly

Looking at the cafe picture: - The war damage plaque is on the wall that you can just see on the left. - On the right you can see one o...

5 subjects commemorated
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