War memorial: Gamages and Benetfink

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
Plaque to Milton erected by Bentham

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
Milton at Gilmore House

Milton at Gilmore House

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...

1 subject commemorated
Shakespeare at Gilmore House

Shakespeare at Gilmore House

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...

1 subject commemorated
John Walter

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

Barnett Lewis

N16, Booke Road, 9

This building now occupies the site of Lewis's wartime family home.

3 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Prisoners of War - St. Martin in the Fields

Prisoners of War - St. Martin in the Fields

WC2, St Martin's Place, St. Martin in the Fields

Our photo shows one of the wood blocks and also a short piece of railway track, not mentioned in any of the inscriptions. We visited dur...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Old Bailey - WW2 plaque

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
Old Bailey - WW2 mural

Old Bailey - WW2 mural

EC4, Old Bailey, Old Bailey

The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales is normally called the Old Bailey after the street it's on, which itself stands on the ro...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Devon Mansions bombing

Devon Mansions bombing

SE1, Tooley Street, Devon Mansions, Block 12

Bermondsey Street Back Stories says three people died in this raid.

2 subjects commemorated
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