Hackney Almshouses for Disabled Soldiers & Sailors - erected
E5, Wattisfield Road
Designed by architects Gunton and Gunton and opened in 1923. These alsmhouses consist of a row of six cottages with a pair of semi-detach...
J. D. D.
EC4, Holborn Viaduct, St Andrews Holborn, in garden
The Gamages/Benetfink plaque was brought to our attention by this post at A London Inheritance. In our photo you can see a path leading ...
1 subject commemorated
War memorial: Gamages and Benetfink
EC4, Holborn Viaduct, St Andrews Holborn, in garden
The use of the expression "fell" strongly suggests that all the listed names were serving in the armed forces when killed and were not ci...
War dead | WW1
36 subjects commemorated
36 subjects commemorated
Plaque to Milton erected by Bentham
SW1, Petty France , Ministry of Justice
On London found another drawing of the house, very similar to this one but with a different inscription: "Sacred to Milton". Perhaps the...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
John Walter
SW4, Clapham Common North Side, 113, Gilmore House
The plaque can just be seen in our photo, to the right of the door. From Times Property: The area was fashionable in 1750, when Walter b...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Barnett Lewis
N16, Booke Road, 9
This building now occupies the site of Lewis's wartime family home.
3 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Old Bailey - WW2 plaque
EC4, Old Bailey, Old Bailey
The Latin is a very appropriate legal phrase, meaning "Let justice be done though the heavens fall". The plaque does not definitively st...
Civilian war dead | WW2
10 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
10 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Devon Mansions bombing
SE1, Tooley Street, Devon Mansions, Block 12
Bermondsey Street Back Stories says three people died in this raid.
2 subjects commemorated
Streatham Bus Garage - WW1 plaque
SW16, Streatham High Road, Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre
This close-up photo comes from the London Transport Museum Collection. From that photo we'd guess that the plaque has about 10 - 15 names...
War dead | WW1
30 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
30 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
National Service - Southwark
SE5, Old Kent Road
There is a movement to have these plaques erected across the UK, coordinated by the National Service Veterans Association. We thank Lion...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
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