William Penn - Rickmansworth

William Penn - Rickmansworth

WD3, High Street Rickmansworth, 46, Basing House, The Three Rivers Museum

Here William Penn (1644 - 1718) Quaker statesman and man of vision, founder of Pennsylvania and planner of Philadelphia, friend of the In...

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Kingston Hospital - flying bomb

Kingston Hospital - flying bomb

KT2, Kingston Hospital

Brought to our attention by John Arnold who believes the building was the Medical Superintendent's house.

Civilian war dead | WW2
4 subjects commemorated
Clement Attlee - Royal Festival Hall

Clement Attlee - Royal Festival Hall

SE1, Belvedere Road, Below the Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre

This film shows what looks like a time capsule being buried, and Attlee laying this foundation stone.

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Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg

N1, Southgate Road, Texyte House, 24

The church and Sunday School which used to be on this site were replaced with commercial premises in the 1930s. We can't find a photo of ...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Juno House

Juno House

E2, Old Bethnal Green Road, Juno House

The oval plaque on the buildings reads: "Juno House - this block was built in 2005 by THCH and named after Juno from Roman mythology. She...

1 subject commemorated, 3 creators
Ashleigh and India Houses

Ashleigh and India Houses

CR0, Addiscombe Road, 137 - 139

Ashleigh & India Houses, 1848. Houses for professors of the East India Company's Military Seminary. Croydon's Heritage

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Sir Bernard Katz

Sir Bernard Katz

WC1, Gordon Street, Bernard Katz building

The plaque is to the right of the entrance.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Southgate Village Hall

Southgate Village Hall

N14, High Street, 151

Our photo of the plaque was taken 10 years before the photo of the building, and time had not improved the view, but, 2022, the building ...

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Southgate - First seat of local government

Southgate - First seat of local government

N14, The Green, 40

The Listing entry gives the history of the building: "... On the Tithe map of 1801 there are narrow rectangular buildings in the plot now...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Janet Johnson

Janet Johnson

SE1, Redcross Way, 39

Janet Johnson (1858 - 1955) pioneer welfare worker. Lived at 39 Redcross Way. She became the first woman Guardian of the Poor in Southwar...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
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