Wikipedia has a very useful map showing "Estate (freehold) ownership of land in Central London as of 2023". The Portman Estate is shown in yellow.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Portman Estate
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First curry house
Site of Hindoostane Coffee House 1810 London's first Indian restaurant. Owne...
Seacole - George Street
City of Westminster Mary Seacole, 1805 - 1881, Jamaican nurse, heroine of the...
Special Operations Executive (SOE)
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this plaque (in French).
Other Subjects
Pelham / Hobson's Place
Our map of 1837 shows a street called Pelham Street. Possibly this became Pelham Place and then Hobson's Place before being built over by the Greater London Council in 1966.
1 memorial
Rotherhithe Old Town Hall
Built in 1895 by the architects Murray and Foster. The caryatides can be seen in the image either side of the entrance at the right. In 1905 Rotherhithe merged with Bermondsey and St Olave and t...
2 memorials
Rugby Estate
An area of land in Holborn owned by Rugby School. Lawrence Sheriff acquired the land in the 16th century and left it for the support of almshouses and a school. See there for more information.
1 memorial
Builder / Building
Architectural journal created by Joseph Hansom as 'The Builder', renamed 'Building' in 1966 and still going strong. Edited by Hansom and then Alfred Bartholomew, it became successful and well-respe...
1 memorial
Bucklersbury House
Architect Owen Campbell-Jones. Built in 1958. RIBA hasa good picture of the Hutton panels in situ and provides: "At 15 storeys, Bucklersbury House was the first tall slab to be built following the ...
1 memorial
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Graham Ibbeson
born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Probably his best known work is the Statue of Eric Morecambe, unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in Morecambe, Lancashire.
1 memorial
London Dungeon
Tourist attraction. It portrays various gory and macabre historical events, using a mixture of live actors, special effects and rides. Originally located in Tooley Street by London Bridge station, ...
1 memorial
St Benet Fink
EC2, Royal Exchange Avenue, 1, Threadneedle Street
Spot the plaque – it can be seen to the right, above the boarding.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Mary E. E. James
JP. Member of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922.
2 memorials
William Caslon
Caslon came from the West Midlands. Created the Caslon typeface, first used in 1726. Caslon Old Face was used for printing the American Declaration of Independence. Working in Aldersgate Caslon was...
3 memorials
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