Plaque to a lost plaque commemorating the Great Fire

Plaque to a lost plaque commemorating the Great Fire

EC3, Monument Street

This plaque appears to be that oddest of things, a plaque commemorating a lost plaque but it's not lost, it's in the Museum of London. 

3 subjects commemorated
William Morris Hall

William Morris Hall

E17, Somers Road , 6

William Morris Hall Financed by local subscription and erected by voluntary labour in 1909 by members of the William Morris Co-operative ...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Abram Games

Abram Games

NW11, The Vale, 41

Abram Games, 1914 - 1996, poster artist and designer, lived and worked here, 1948 - 1996. English Heritage

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Shaftesbury - Harrow

Shaftesbury - Harrow

HA1, Church Hill, Old Schools

The quotation is from Psalm 41, the King James Version. While at school, Shaftesbury, a Christian teenager, witnessed a pauper's funeral...

1 subject commemorated
Old Schools

Old Schools

HA1, Church Hill, Old Schools

The Listing entry explains: "West wing, originally built 1615 and incorporating panelled schoolroom probably about that date. Architect M...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Walthamstow Strawberry tree

Walthamstow Strawberry tree

E17, Forest Road, 458, Ross Wyld Care Home

There is an identical plaque on the side wall of the care home.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Foundling pavement plaque

Foundling pavement plaque

WC1, Gray's Inn Road

We had spotted this unusual plaque in 2015 but put it on the long finger. Then Timothy Evers noticed it in 2021 and prompted us to publis...

1 subject commemorated
Southwark Fire Station - extension

Southwark Fire Station - extension

SE1, Southwark Bridge Road

We deliberately captured part of the notice to the left of the plaque - you can work out its message. The station was closed in 2014.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
William Morris - birthplace

William Morris - birthplace

E17, Forest Road, 343, Walthamstow Fire Station

The plaque is between the two notices on the white wall.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Gassiot - new hall

Gassiot - new hall

SW17, Church Lane

Surely anyone who decides to repaint a plaque should first check what the inscription is meant to be? We've corrected the rector's name, ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
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