Soho Fire Station - King's Cross fire

Soho Fire Station - King's Cross fire

W1, Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho Fire Station, 126

From Emergency we know that this plaque was erected on or before 19 July 2017.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Soho Fire Station - Wilson and Mitchell

Soho Fire Station - Wilson and Mitchell

W1, Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho Fire Station, 126

These plaques are all inside and normally inaccessible but, for the 2018 Pride in London Soho fire station held an open day and we took o...

Civilian war dead | WW2
4 subjects commemorated
Peabody WW2 memorial

Peabody WW2 memorial

E1, John Fisher Street, Block L, Peabody Buildings

Both lists gives the age of each person and, for the visitors, their home address. Of the 64 adults, 42 are female, reflecting the fact t...

Civilian war dead | WW2
80 subjects commemorated
Morland Estate WW2 bomb

Morland Estate WW2 bomb

E8, Richmond Road, Morland Estate

The inscription reference to "war everywhere" was chosen in recognition of the fact that many people living on the Morland Estate now are...

3 subjects commemorated
Kew Gardens war memorial

Kew Gardens war memorial

TW9, Kew Gardens, Temple of Arethusa

‘Floreat Kew’, meaning ‘May Kew Flourish’ is the motto of the Kew Guild. 

War dead | WW1, WW2
54 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Job Drain VC

Job Drain VC

IG11, Broadway, Outside Broadway Theatre

At first sight one would think this statue was created shortly after WW1 rather than in 2009.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Holy Trinity, Cloudesley Square - WW1

Holy Trinity, Cloudesley Square - WW1

N1, Cloudesley Square, Holy Trinity Church

As you can tell from the photograph, this modern plaque is extremely difficult to read, especially the last line. It's possible that it w...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Diana Dors

Diana Dors

SW3, Burnsall Street, 10

The plaque was unveiled by actor and president of the Heritage Foundation, Vicki Michelle.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Geoffrey Woolley - E2

Geoffrey Woolley - E2

E2, Pollard Street, Geoffrey Woolley House

Another Tower Hamlets plaque to the left of this one reads "Geoffrey Woolley House was officially opened by Tommy Walsh, Wednesday 20th F...

War served | WW1
1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
George Daniels

George Daniels

SE20, Thornsett Road, 21

George Daniels CBE, watchmaker, 1926 - 2011, lived & worked here. The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers The British Horological Insti...

1 subject commemorated, 3 creators
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