King's Cross War memorial - 2. temporary

King's Cross War memorial - 2. temporary

NW1, Euston Road, King's Cross Station

This memorial is taking on different configurations in different locations as the station undergoes its renovation. We first saw it, an...

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
1 Poultry - Mappin & Webb clock

1 Poultry - Mappin & Webb clock

EC2, Poultry, 1

This clock is in the public atrium to the new building and is the nearest we get to a memorial for theĀ Mappin and Webb building, on its o...

1 subject commemorated
St Thomas a Becket church war memorial

St Thomas a Becket church war memorial

SW18, West Hill, St Thomas a Becket catholic church

Unusually we have taken our picture of the building from the church's own website - it is much better than ours.

2 subjects commemorated
Joe Strummer underpass

Joe Strummer underpass

W2, Marylebone Road, Joe Strummer Subway

There is one of these signs at each entrance to this subway, where Strummer used to busk. The subway itself contains an ex-shop which McH...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
General Roy's cannon - south

General Roy's cannon - south

TW12, Roy Grove

The cannon was installed in 1791 by Mudge. The plaque came later in 1926. From British Listed Buildings: "Roy originally marked his lin...

5 subjects commemorated
St Michael's church WW1 cross

St Michael's church WW1 cross

NW1, Camden Road

11 names are totally illegible and so are not included under Subjects commemorated. A few others are too weather-worn to to be totally l...

War dead | WW1
94 subjects commemorated
WW1 cross at St Botolph's

WW1 cross at St Botolph's

EC2, Bishopsgate, St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate churchyard

Unlike the majority of war memorials this was erected while the war continued. Hell-fire corner knows of a printed Order of Service in th...

War dead | WW1
5 subjects commemorated
Hyde Park bollards

Hyde Park bollards

W1, South Carriage Drive

2013: You'd think one modern bollard is much like another, but not these 17; The rim of each bollard cap carries an embossed name or phr...

17 subjects commemorated
St Botolph's information board

St Botolph's information board

EC2, Bishopsgate, St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate churchyard

The church has two information boards, both of a standard design, which we would not normally collect but this one has some good history....

11 subjects commemorated
General Post Office capital

General Post Office capital

E17, Vestry Road, Vestry House Museum

185cm high x 160cm wide x 160cm deep and over 5 tons.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
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