Edward de Vere's mansion
N16
There was a mediaeval mansion on this site, built in the 14th century for Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford. In 1717 Edward Newens, a local bricklayer...
Samuel Lewis
N1
The plaque can be seen in our photo, on the low building at the back. Lewis died in 1901 so this Centenary Memorial Hall of 2001 commemorates his d...
Hackney parish watch house
N16
Other watch houses that we have found: Walthamstow, Hampstead, Cannon Lane, Hampstead, Holly Place, Giltspur Street, Rotherhithe, Abbey Street SE1,...
Max Nicholson sundial
SE1
The sundial's own website has been usurped by the usual smut, but London SE1 has a report of the unveiling. The sundial is on a concrete plinth, on...
Williams, Mackmurdo and Thornycroft
NW3
Left to right: Mackmurdo, Williams, Thornycroft. All in a similar design so presumably erected by the same organisation - possibly a former residen...