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...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Thomas Fairchild
E2, Fairchild’s Garden
This garden used to be known as the Shoreditch Old Burial Ground, part of St Leonard’s Churchyard, and included the Poor Ground in which,...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Vintners' Place
EC4, Three Barrels Walk, Vintners' Place
'Mystery' is from the Latin meaning 'professional skill'.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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.
3 subjects commemorated
Hester Leggatt
WC2, Russell Street
A musical comedy 'Operation Mincemeat' with a plot based on the WW2 Operation Mincemeat has been performed at the Fortune Theatre since M...
28 subjects commemorated
Fortuna figure
WC2, Russell Street
Known as Terpsichord/e, Fortune or Fortuna. Searching for information on this lovely lady we included 'Nude Girl' in our Google search t...
1 subject commemorated
Fortune Theatre - WC2
WC2, Russell Street
The SWET plaque is towards the left of the building. The blue plaque is over at the right, near the corner. The grand entrance with the ...
4 subjects commemorated
John Richard Green - E1
E1, Newark Street, 38, John Garnett House
From Survey of London: This building, designed by A. W. Blomfield, was erected in 1864-5 as a vicarage. Enlarged in 1869, it was converte...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Salisbury Snooker Club
E11, Aylmer Road
This unusual and rather pleasing sign must surely be a recent creation. We think the panels around the edge may be rescued from a vintag...
1 subject commemorated
Georgian Terrace - Leytonstone
E11, Aylmer Road
Researching Benjamin Cotton we find that he was a wealthy administrator at Trinity House, which to us seems insufficient to justify his n...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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