Reeves building

Reeves building

E8, Ashwin Street, 18

This building dates from 1868. Reeves moved out in 1948. The London Project associates the building with the early film industry, in 1907...

1 subject commemorated
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole - SE16

Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole - SE16

SE16, Old Jamaica Road, 43, Salmon Youth Centre

{The portrait image is a mosaic of photos of people (presumably members of the Youth Centre) with a hand over one of their eyes.} {The p...

1 subject commemorated
Samuel Jones and Company

Samuel Jones and Company

SE5, Wells Way

This magnificent tiled butterfly is indeed a Camberwell Beauty. Moved here after 1982 from a nearby Peckham factory for Samuel Jones and ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Chelsea Football Club Holocaust memorial

Chelsea Football Club Holocaust memorial

SW6, Fulham Road, Stamford Bridge, West Stand

This mural depicts 3 football players: one was a PoW held in Auschwitz, where, amazingly, he played football, the other 2 were Jewish and...

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Suffrage for women - 1918

Suffrage for women - 1918

E3, Old Ford Road, Lord Morpeth pub

Sylvia is represented a number of times in the mural. The image we have chosen is based on a photograph (which you can see here). Unveil...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Forest Hill mural

Forest Hill mural

SE23, David's Road

The memorial comprises a mural and three panels of text. The wall on which it is located is part of the towpath of the former Croydon Canal.

11 subjects commemorated, 4 creators
Charles Darwin mural

Charles Darwin mural

BR1, Market Square, 20 - 25

This mural replaced the one featuring H. G. Wells. Darwin is shown sitting at the foot of a tree which contains illustrations of various ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
H. G. Wells mural

H. G. Wells mural

BR1, Market Square, 20 - 25

The mural featured a portrait of Wells and pictorial references to some of his works, particularly 'The War of the Worlds'. Over the year...

1 subject commemorated
The Island mural

The Island mural

N16, Benthal Road, Heatherley Court, 45 - 48

This mural repays some examination. Firstly, looking at the buildings in the background at the top: those at the right, with the 'Victory...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Treatment Rooms 2 - Josiah Charles Stamp

Treatment Rooms 2 - Josiah Charles Stamp

W5, 199 Acton Lane

Stamp was a director of the Bank of England, not President. Northern Rock (previously Northern Rock Building Society)  was a British bank...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
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