John Joseph Sims VC
E12, Gardens Way, City of London Cemetery
A walk through this cemetery in c.1870 is described on pages 52-57 of May Sinclair’s 1919 novel ‘Mary Olivier: A Life’. Mary is taken by...
1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
A walk through this cemetery in c.1870 is described on pages 52-57 of May Sinclair’s 1919 novel ‘Mary Olivier: A Life’. Mary is taken by...
Our Latin consultant, David Hopkins, provided the translation and adds: "The quote at the top, 'Sapiens qui prospicit', is the school mot...
Our photo of the plaque comes from Gary Hartwell's Flickr page. He brought it to our attention way back in 2007 We have recently visited...
A building had been here, about where this monument is, since before 1430. It became the vicarage but its large garden was much reduced b...
A building had been here, about where this monument is, since before 1430. It became the vicarage but its large garden was much reduced b...
A building had been here, about where this monument is, since before 1430. It became the vicarage but its large garden was much reduced b...
A building had been here, about where this monument is, since before 1430. It became the vicarage but its large garden was much reduced b...
The Guardian archives hold their article about this plaque being erected, and it contains some good saucy jokes, e.g. Judge: "You are pre...
The ODNB's page on McGill gives: "His fame was recognized by the placing of a blue plaque on his home, 36 Christchurch Road, Streatham Hi...
Geograph has a photo, "taken 7 years ago" (i.e. 2015) which shows the memorial in much better condition than now, 2022, and surrounded wi...