Karl Marx - NW3 - lost

Karl Marx - NW3 - lost

NW3, Maitland Park Road

The image of this lost plaque comes from Wikipedia, where the story of this plaque on 41 Maitland Park Road is told. First erected on 22 ...

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Karl Marx - NW3

Karl Marx - NW3

NW3, Maitland Park Road

Marx lived at no 41 but this whole area has been redeveloped since Marx's time. And no, we have no idea what the strange pillar object is...

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King Haakon VII

King Haakon VII

W8, Palace Green, 10

The vertical line down the plaque is not a fault with our camera, but a rope hanging from a flagpole.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Fleabag

Fleabag

NW5, York Rise, Bold Cafe

The Evening Standard, 14 October 2019 (link now behind a paywall): "Could a Fleabag Walking Tour be in the offing? Bold café on York Rise...

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Old Ford

Old Ford

E3, Old Ford Road, 381

The building on which the plaque is located was the 19th century Old Ford Wesleyan Chapel, now converted into flats.

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Pizza Express

Pizza Express

W1, Wardour Street, 29

Google Street View shows that by May 2021 Pizza Express had moved out, taking their plaque with them. Thanks to our colleague, Alan Patie...

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RAF Linguists - Kidbrooke

RAF Linguists - Kidbrooke

SE3, Kidbrooke Park Road, Thomas Tallis School

The plaque is at the far end of the school bike park and playground, which is why our picture is not as sharp as we would like.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Biograph Theatre

Biograph Theatre

SW18, Garratt Lane, 5

Biograph Theatre opened 1908 as London's first licensed cinema. Originally the Assembly Room of The Spread Eagle pub and later the Pictur...

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Vintners' Place

Vintners' Place

EC4, Three Barrels Walk, Vintners' Place

'Mystery' is from the Latin meaning 'professional skill'.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Laurence Cowen

Laurence Cowen

WC2, Russell Street

The dates on the plaque indicate the anticipated period of construction, but in the event the theatre did not open until November 1924.

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