What is London Remembers?
The aim of this website is to document all the memorials in London. That's the plaques, monuments, statues, fountains, etc, that commemorate a person, an event, a building, etc. It's an aim we don't think we will ever achieve but we will enjoy the attempt.
Memorial types
Fountain
137 memorials
Gates
21 memorials
Ghost bike
30 memorials
Ghost building
9 memorials
Keystone
27 memorials
Monument
321 memorials
Mural
91 memorials
Latest Memorials
view moreJohn Thelwall
WC1, Bedford Place, 40
John Thelwall, 1764 - 1834, political orator, writer and elocutionist, lived and worked here 1806 - 1813. English Heritage
Henry Hicks
N7, Roman Way
The small building with the mural is UK Power Network's Wheelwright Street sub-station, with Pentonville Prison behind.
Jim Henson - NW3
NW3, Downshire Hill, 50
Henson purchased this house in 1979 after ITV commissioned the Muppet series, filmed at Elstree Studios. From the Camden New Journal: "T...
Wembley Lion
HA9, Wembley Hill Road
{Plaque on the front of the plinth, beneath a drawing of a lion:} The lion was the emblem for the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 - 192...
The Regal, Edmonton
N18, Sterling Way, 6 - 16
{On the mosaic mural:} The Regal, Edmonton souvenir, 8th March 1934. {On the brown plaque:} The Regal, Edmonton 1934 - 1986 Opened on 8t...
Latest Subjects
view moreJohn Thelwall
Orator, writer and elocutionist. Born in Covent Garden. It was as a political activist that he became well known. He was tried for treason and spent some time in the Tower of London and Newgate. He...
Henry Hicks
From the Islington Gazette: "Henry Hicks, 18, died of head injuries when his moped crashed in Wheelwright Street, next to Pentonville Prison off Caledonian Road, on December 19, 2014. In June 2016 ...
Maxwell Ayrton
Architect. Born Ormrod Maxwell Ayrton. His best known work was the former Wembley Stadium, designed with Sir John Simpson, which was originally part of the British Empire Exhibition. He was a pione...
British Empire Exhibition
The exhibition was held in Wembley Park. It was a showcase of aspects of many of the British colonies at the time. It had 18 million visitors in 1924, but failed to break even. The main stadium was...
Seriously Famous
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Ainsworth & Sharp
We could find nothing about this incident, until we asked Richmond Council's Local Studies Library and Archive. They very quickly found t...