Willesden Library - 1894

Willesden Library - 1894

NW10, High Road, 95, Willesden Green Old Library Building

Willesden Green Library was established in 1894 following a poll of the ratepayers of Willesden.

1 subject commemorated
Susan Garth

Susan Garth

W11, Portobello Road, 169, Red Lion Antiques Market

"Antiques market" might means a shop with multiple stalls inside selling antiques, run by different people. A date would have been helpfu...

1 subject commemorated
Iyengar Yoga Institute

Iyengar Yoga Institute

SE14, New Cross Road, 470

The decorative shield is in the pediment. The Iyengar plaque is below the window on the left. Although the New Cross (Equitable) Buildin...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
New Cross (Equitable) Building Society

New Cross (Equitable) Building Society

SE14, New Cross Road, 470

New Cross (Equitable) Building Society was established in 1866 but did not move into this building (and presumably erect the shield) unti...

1 subject commemorated
Cheistha Kochhar

Cheistha Kochhar

EC1, Clerkenwell Road

The campaign to make this road safer has been running for 10 years.

2 subjects commemorated
Grove Buildings

Grove Buildings

SW3, Chelsea Manor Street

Grove Buildings is also known as Grove House.

8 subjects commemorated
Mary Quant

Mary Quant

SW3, Kings Road, 138a

The plaque was unveiled by Quant's son Orlando Plunkett Greene. Jan Elson has pointed out that there's something very funny about the "K...

2 subjects commemorated
Packington Bridge

Packington Bridge

N1, Shepherdess Walk, Packington Bridge

Viewed from the tow path this bridge is modern in design but the plaque was almost certainly erected to mark its opening in the 19th cent...

Rosalind Paget and Zepherina Veitch

Rosalind Paget and Zepherina Veitch

WC2, Endell Street, 24

The plaque gives 1739 as the foundation date but sources give 1749.

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Enfield Town fountain

Enfield Town fountain

EN2, The Town

Supporting this lamp standard is really not a job for such small babies - they're actually clinging on for dear life. The push buttons f...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
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