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
142 memorials
Gates
21 memorials
Ghost bike
32 memorials
Ghost building
9 memorials
Keystone
27 memorials
Monument
323 memorials
Mural
93 memorials
Latest Memorials
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Sean O'Casey
SW11, Prince of Wales Drive, 49 Overstrand Mansions
Jeanne Rathbone has posted about O'Casey and his time in Battersea, with extracts from his Autobiography.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Wesleyan Schools, Leswin Road - plaque 12
N16, Leswin Road, 41
Above the entrance at the left: "1883". above the two large windows: "Wesleyan Schools". Now, 2021, residential. The plaques, which we h...
1 subject commemorated
1 subject commemorated
Wesleyan Schools, Leswin Road - plaque 09
N16, Leswin Road, 41
We are only confident of the middle few letters of this lady's surname.
1 subject commemorated
Wesleyan Schools, Leswin Road - plaque 08
N16, Leswin Road, 41
Between the top line and the line with "Morris" there is space for more than just "by" but no letters reveal themselves.
1 subject commemorated
Latest Subjects
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Sean O'Casey
Playwright. Born John Casey in Dublin. He was a strong supporter of the Irish Nationalist cause, changing his name to Seán Ó Cathasaigh. His first play, 'The Shadow of a Gunman', was performed at t...
1 memorial
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement, that started in the US, that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people....
1 memorial
Harry Webb
Harry Webb was originally from Powys, Wales but had been living in Hackney. Aged 27, "he had a maths and philosophy degree from Bristol University, a masters in philosophy from Amsterdam universit...
1 memorial
Howard Morley
Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has researched the name of Howard Morley and is convinced this is our man. Howard Morley was born on 8 November 1846, the fourth of the eight children of Samuel Morley...
1 memorial
Thomas Crapper
Plumber. Born in Thorne, Yorkshire, and baptised 28th September 1836, (his exact date of birth is unknown). He is often mistakenly credited with the invention of the flushing lavatory (which actual...
1 memorial
Seriously Famous
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Lost Memorials
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John Horne Tooke
Born Newport Street, Westminster. Lived a full life the low point of which was probably being held in the Tower of London for high treason, but he was quickly acquitted. Died at home in Chester L...
2 memorials