Sir Henry Bessemer
EC1, Northampton Square, City University
Our visit coincided with a small exhibition about the history of the site. An information panel provided: “Underneath City University of ...
1 subject commemorated
The Forgotten Irish
NW1, Camden Square, London Irish Centre
The Forgotten Irish In commemoration of that generation of post World War II Irish emigrants, both men and women, who left their homes, c...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
John Newlands
SE11, West Square, 19
J.A.R. Newlands, 1837 - 1898, chemist and discoverer of the periodic law for the chemical elements, was born and raised here. Royal Socie...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
General Haynau
SE1, Park Street
In the 19th century this brewery was on the elite tourist trail so in 1850 when Haynau arrived in London here he came. But his reputatio...
2 subjects commemorated
Leigh Hunt - W6
W6, Rowan Road, 16
This plaque is in the same style as one for Marcus Garvey, both located in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Their creators are not ...
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Radclyffe Hall
W8, Holland Street, 37
Radclyffe Hall, 1880 - 1943, novelist and poet, lived here, 1924 - 1929. English Heritage
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Mary Tealby
N7, Sheringham Road, Freightliners Farm
Mary Tealby, 1801-1865, founded the Home for Lost & Starving Dogs (now Battersea Dogs & Cats Home) that stood on this site, 1860 ...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Hilda Hewlett
SW11, Vardens Road, 4
The plaque is located on the site of her first factory which was called the Omnia Works.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Anchor Brewery
SE1, Park Street
Site of Anchor Brewery List of brewers: The Monger family 1616-1670 Josiah Child 1670-1693 Edmund Halsey MP 1693-1729 Ralph Thrale 1729-1...
7 subjects commemorated
Hopton's Almshouses - right pier
SE1, Hopton Road
This plaque, spotted by our colleague Alan Patient, was erected in 2012, sometime between our first visit in January and Alan's visit in ...
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