Architectural historian and author of "The Buildings of England". Born in Leipzig, Germany. Hitler's rise to power caused him to move to London in 1935. Buried in the churchyard of St. Peter's at Clyffe Pypard, Wiltshire.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner
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Sir Niikolaus Pevsner - blue plaque
Sir Niikolaus Pevsner, 1902 - 1983, architectural historian, lived here from ...
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner - black plaque
He lived here for nearly 50 years from 1936 until his death in 1983.
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Frederick Atkinson Powell
Architect. Mayor of Lambeth 1905-6 and 1906-7. Died at home at 344 Kennington Road.
Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson, C.H., K.C.V.O., P.R.A., R.D.I.
Hugh Casson was an architect, notably for the 1951 Festival of Britain and the London Zoo Elephant House. President of the Royal Academy (PRA) from 1976 to 1984. He was also president of The Frie...
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Beehive foundation stone - Upper Street
N1, Upper Street, 48
Yes, they've mis-spelt the name of their own road.
Frieze of Parnassus - Inigo Jones
SW7, Kensington Road
The monument, officially titled the Prince Consort National Memorial, celebrates Victorian achievement and Prince Albert's passions and i...
Robert Louis Stevenson
Born Edinburgh's New Town. Never a well man, he tried living in various places looking for a climate that would suit: Bournemouth, France, New York State. He died on a small Samoan island in the Pa...
Greater London Council
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could not abide its left-wing politics, nor its leader, Ken Livingstone. On its 50th anniversary Diamond Geezer posted a goo...
Harrow Heritage Trust
A trust set up with the objectives of encouraging artists and architects of both landscape and buildings to create the heritage of the future, whilst protecting the heritage of the past.
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