Reinhard Ziegler

Reinhard Ziegler

N21, Highfield Road, Orange Tree pub

In the back garden of the pub so we've no idea how we spotted it. But once we had we couldn't not collect it - very unusual.

1 subject commemorated
Hurlingham Yacht Club

Hurlingham Yacht Club

SW15, Deodar Road, 43a

1922 is the year that the Club took on its current name, though we don't know what it was previously called. We can't discover the conne...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Octavia Hill - Finchley

Octavia Hill - Finchley

N3, East End Road, 17, Stephens House

Hill's family were living in Brownswell Cottages in 1851. These were on Finchley High Road just south of where the North Circular now cr...

2 subjects commemorated
Victoria's 60th, Clock tower

Victoria's 60th, Clock tower

N5, Highbury Hill

 All four sides sport a low relief portrait of Queen Victoria in wreathed roundels half-way up.

2 subjects commemorated, 7 creators
Aldersgate Flame

Aldersgate Flame

EC1, Bastion High Walk, Museum of London entrance

2021: Karen Kirkham has kindly written to say "The monument, designed by my late father-in-law R. M. P. Ludlow, was erected in 1990."  Th...

5 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Clarendon Arch - 1682

Clarendon Arch - 1682

N21, Bush Hill

We are indebted to John Salmon at Geograph for his photo of this arch. The Portland keystone depicts Sir Hugh Myddelton’s coat of arms.

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
St Dunstan's House - plasterwork panels

St Dunstan's House - plasterwork panels

EC4, Chancery Lane, Maughan Library of King's College, ex-PRO

This example of architectural reclamation was brought to our attention by Discovering London's Friday elephant. There you can see not jus...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Howell Powell Edwards

Howell Powell Edwards

W2, St Mary's Terrace

Our thanks, as ever, to our Welsh consultant, David Hopkins, for providing the transcription (Welsh in Gothic script defeated us) and the...

1 subject commemorated
Curtain Theatre - Curtain Road

Curtain Theatre - Curtain Road

EC2, Curtain Road, Horse and Groom pub

Great display of street art on the side of this pub - all by Schade.  More about the site of the Curtain Theatre at the plaque, Curtain T...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
George Green School - Clock

George Green School - Clock

E14, East India Dock Road, 155, National Skills Academy

From VADS : "At the ceremony of presentation on Thursday 4 October 1928, the clock was set in motion by Richard H. Green. It was damaged ...

1 subject commemorated
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