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
146 memorials
Gates
21 memorials
Ghost bike
32 memorials
Ghost building
9 memorials
Keystone
27 memorials
Monument
339 memorials
Mural
99 memorials
Latest Memorials
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Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee fountain - Blackheath
SE3, Tranquil Vale
The rear of the fountain has a little door with a keyhole, presumably to provide access to the water-delivering mechanism - so long unused.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Pelham Mission Hall
SE11, Lambeth Walk
Original signage: on the high central frieze: "The Pelham Mission Hall". Modern signage: "Learning for Life at Morley"; "The Henry Moore...
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Pelham Mission Hall - St Marys at Lambeth
SE11, Lambeth Walk
Original signage: on the high central frieze: "The Pelham Mission Hall". Modern signage: "Learning for Life at Morley"; "The Henry Moore...
1 subject commemorated
Hayles Estate - Lambeth
SE11, Hayles Street, 34
The name Joseph Dixon appears in both the lists on the plaque: a Trustee and a Churchwarden.
16 creators
Almshouses - Drapers, Glasshill Street
SE1, Glasshill Street, 38
British History Online gives the origins of the Drapers Almshouses, from 1642 when they were built on what is now Borough Road at the jun...
3 subjects commemorated
Latest Subjects
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Somerset Walpole
Rector and bishop. Full name George Henry Somerset Walpole. Born Nottinghamshire, the son of a reverend. Father of Hugh Walpole. After early service in the west of England he moved first to Auckla...
1 memorial
St Mary Lambeth
A wooden church is recorded here in 1062. In the twelfth century a later stone church functioned as the church to the Archbishops' London lodgings next door, at Lambeth Palace. Largely rebuilt 185...
1 memorial
George Howlett, Jnr.
Trustee of the Lambeth Hayles Estate development in 1894. We hope the Geo. Howlett Jun. in this photo is our one. The photo comes from an 1855 group shot: "An early photograph of seven Lambeth Geo...
1 memorial
London Road Car Company
Former public transport company. It eventually amalgamated with the London General Omnibus Company and Vanguard Motorbus Company. Maps are normally very helpful with buildings like this but this b...
1 memorial
Emma Douglas
Emma Cathleen Douglas is an artist. From The Richardson Collection: Daughter of David Harrington Angus Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, and Ann Jones. With her husband, Damon Lewis Vincent H...
1 memorial
Seriously Famous
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Lost and Relocated Memorials
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Sister Dorothy Louise Thomas, GC
Nurse. Born East London, died Chelmsford. From Stephen's Study Room: "At the time of her EGM award she was a Nursing Sister at the Middlesex Hospital {Foley Street}, London. On the 26 January 19...
1 memorial