Clapham Common deep shelter
SW4, Clapham Park Road
In our photo the plaque can be seen to the left of the 30 speed limit sign.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
St John Horsleydown - WW1 memorial - cross
SE1, Fair Street, St John's Churchyard
Note that the arrangement of the names on the back has been well-designed: they are in alphabetical sequence and fit neatly onto the ston...
War dead | WW1
16 subjects commemorated
16 subjects commemorated
St John Horsleydown - WW1 memorial - wall plaque
SE1, Fair Street, St John's Churchyard
Almost all of the lettering (lead letters pinned into stone) has dropped off, or been taken off, so most of the names are illegible - the...
War dead | WW1
8 subjects commemorated
8 subjects commemorated
Richard 'Beau' Nash
TN2, The Pantiles, 44
Richard 'Beau' Nash, 1674 - 1762, dandy and leader of fashion, Master of the Ceremonies at the Wells, 1735 -1762. Royal Tunbridge Wells F...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
V2 bomb - Archway
N19, Giesbach Road, Giesbach Open Space
We'd read that this plaque was unveiled on Zoom, for Covid reasons, on 5 November 2020. And maybe that was the plan at one stage, but Pau...
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
War memorial St Mary Magdelene - Paddington
W2, Rowington Close
Most war memorials at churches make some reference to 'members of this parish who fell' or have a list of the dead, or those who served. ...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Air Chief Marshal Dowding - SW19 - original plaque
SW19, St. Mary's Road, 3
This plaque was removed when the house on which it was erected was demolished. A new plaque has been erected on the new house. We'd guess...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Vera Atkins
SW3, Sloane Avenue, Nell Gwynn House
Vera Atkins, née Rosenberg, Commander of the Order of British Empire, Croix de Guerre, Legion of Honour. A Jewish pre-war British spy, Ve...
3 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Frederick Douglass
SW3, Sloane Avenue, Nell Gwynn House
The house was 5 Whitehead's Grove - you can see a short terrace of houses here on this 1865 map.
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
St George's Camberwell war memorial
SE5, Wells Way, St George's Church
This sculptured face is remarkably modern, almost mask-like. The statue was stolen in August 1991 but was found 2 weeks later in a Brixto...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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