Pamela Colman Smith
WC1, Store Street, 33, Treadwell’s Books
We learnt about this basement fireplace at Atlas Obscura. On our first visit we were told the space was not currently accessible to the ...
1 subject commemorated
Spurstowe Almshouses - new plaque
E8, Sylvester Path, 5
We think the old brick wall that can be seen in our photo at the top right is probably the same wall that can be seen, top right, in the ...
2 subjects commemorated
Shakespeare House
E9, Lyme Grove
The brick pier built to display these rescued plaques is behind the railings, at the right of our photo. Until we did the research we as...
3 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Sir John Wolfe Barry - Tower Bridge
SE1, Tower Bridge Road, Tower Bridge
We knew about this plaque but it's inside the Tower Bridge engine rooms, to the south of the Bridge. These are only accessible to visitor...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Thomas More - N4
N4, Henry Road, 9, St Thomas More Catholic Church
There are sculpted lions couchant on a number of entrance piers in this area, one just to the right, outside our photo, and a pair at eac...
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Emmeline Pankhurst and daughters
WC1, Bernard Street, Principal London Hotel
Unveiled by by Dr Helen Pankhurst, Sylvia's great granddaughter.
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Brooke House
E5, Kenninghall Road, BSix College
Wikipedia and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography both give De Vere's date of death as 1604 so the 1609 on the plaque must be exp...
4 subjects commemorated
Paddington Bear - plaque and book seat
W2, Paddington Station, Platform 1
The seat below the plaque is in the form of a book with the Bear himself painted on one side so you can sit beside him. We wonder how man...
2 subjects commemorated
Windrush Generation
W2, Paddington Station, Platform 1
The plaque was unveiled by actor/singer Peter Straker and the Reverend Michael King, son of Sam King. The Windrush docked at Tilbury and...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Paddington Bear - statue, platform 1
W2, Paddington Station, Platform 1
Since arriving at Paddington Station from Peru this bear's journeys have not ceased. He's been moved around the station a few times and f...
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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