SW1, Victoria Embankment, Victoria Embankment Gardens - Whitehall section
The building behind is the former Air Ministry. We thank Jamie Davis for finding this link to the British Pathe news film of the unveiling. Laid into the platform are four bronze badges, anti-clockwise: RAF, RSF, Met Police, WAFF. They are rather fine so we have treated each one as a memorial.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Trenchard - RAF
Formed 1st April 1918 at Hotel Cecil, 80 the Strand where it had its first he...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Trenchard - RAF
Cons was not herself wealthy so it seems odd to describe her as a philanthropist, and the plaque has her birth year wrong, according to t...
Unveiled in its new location on 19 April 2023, the same day that a plaque at the other end of Olympic Way was unveiled.
Sir Henry Cole lived here 1879 - 1880. He originated the custom of sending Christmas cards and was largely responsible for the foundation...
This plaque was brought to our attention by Lionel Wright. The erection date is unknown but it was before 3 June 2022 when the official m...
Plaque unveiled by former QPR player Stan Bowles.
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