Biograph Theatre

Biograph Theatre

SW18, Garratt Lane, 5

Biograph Theatre opened 1908 as London's first licensed cinema. Originally the Assembly Room of The Spread Eagle pub and later the Pictur...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Vintners' Place

Vintners' Place

EC4, Three Barrels Walk, Vintners' Place

'Mystery' is from the Latin meaning 'professional skill'.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Laurence Cowen

Laurence Cowen

WC2, Russell Street

The dates on the plaque indicate the anticipated period of construction, but in the event the theatre did not open until November 1924.

3 subjects commemorated
Hester Leggatt

Hester Leggatt

WC2, Russell Street

A musical comedy 'Operation Mincemeat' with a plot based on the WW2 Operation Mincemeat has been performed at the Fortune Theatre since M...

28 subjects commemorated
Fortune Theatre - WC2

Fortune Theatre - WC2

WC2, Russell Street

The SWET plaque is towards the left of the building. The blue plaque is over at the right, near the corner. The grand entrance with the ...

4 subjects commemorated
John Richard Green - E1

John Richard Green - E1

E1, Newark Street, 38, John Garnett House

From Survey of London: This building, designed by A. W. Blomfield, was erected in 1864-5 as a vicarage. Enlarged in 1869, it was converte...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Georgian Terrace - Leytonstone

Georgian Terrace - Leytonstone

E11, Aylmer Road

Researching Benjamin Cotton we find that he was a wealthy administrator at Trinity House, which to us seems insufficient to justify his n...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Cotton family grave

Cotton family grave

E11, St John the Baptist, graveyard

Collecting gravestones is not part of our mission, but we have transcribed the gravestone as best we can - there may be mis-readings.

3 subjects commemorated
Peele Memorial Almshouses

Peele Memorial Almshouses

SE16, Lower Road, Helen Peele Cottages

The plaque could be interpreted to say that '1901' was the year of Helen Peele's death and/or the year the plaque/houses were erected, th...

3 subjects commemorated
Clapham fire station

Clapham fire station

SW4, The Pavement, 33

The Lodge, built 1868. Clapham fire station 1868 - 1902. The Clapham Society

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
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