Stone

Lisa Pontecorvo stone

Inscription

Lisa Pontecorvo, 1944 - 2008, beloved friend of Edward Square.

Site: Lisa Pontecorvo cyclist (1 memorial)

N1, Edward Square

Across the other side of the garden there is a poem about the square by Andrew Motion carved such that it is as much a sculpture as a poem.  Text and picture here.

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Lisa Pontecorvo stone

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Cyclist deaths

Much of the street research for LondonRemembers is done by bike. 820 cyclists...

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Lisa Pontecorvo

Killed at the junction of Madras Place and Holloway Road. Run over by a cemen...

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