In our photo you can see the Latin text on the frieze to the arcade. The statue faces the building and backs the Thames, and the camera. ...
Nothing like a gilded statue on a cloudless day. The statue is of brass and was originally gilded in bronze. In 2002 it was re-gilded to ...
For more information about this plaque see the page for its WW1 names. The 1941 bomb fell on the east wing of the Hospital. This was the...
The names are listed at Killed at Royal Hospital Chelsea - WW1, and Killed at Royal Hospital Chelsea - WW2, respectively.
London SE1 has a magnificent photo of the circus folk that accompanied the unveiling, which took place in the year of the 250th anniversa...
In our photo the plaque can be seen to the left of the 30 speed limit sign.
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...
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...
Richard 'Beau' Nash, 1674 - 1762, dandy and leader of fashion, Master of the Ceremonies at the Wells, 1735 -1762. Royal Tunbridge Wells F...
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...
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