Inscription
Charles Darwin, 1809 - 1882, naturalist, lived in a house on this site, 1838 - 1842.
London County Council
Site: Charles Darwin (1 memorial)
WC1, Gower Street, Darwin Building, UCL
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charles Darwin
Subjects commemorated i
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin, father of the theory of evolution and natural selectio...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Charles Darwin
Created by i
London County Council
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
Nearby Memorials
Khadija's garden
N1, Hoxton Street
The plaque is at the northern end of this little patch of greenery, which was named Khadija’s Garden following her death. Brought to our ...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Sir George Grove - Sydenham Road
SE26, Sydenham Road, 208
Sir George Grove, writer on music, 1820 - 1900, lived in a house on this site 1860 - 1900. Borough of Lewisham
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Red Bull Theatre
EC1, Hayward’s Place, 3
Seems they found so little information about this theatre that they filled the space on the plaque with tautology (specific dates and '17...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Hanover Chapel
W1, Regent Street, Regent House
Built in 1893-8, Regent House was the first building in the replacement of the John Nash Regent Street, completed in 1927. It is now (20...
1 subject commemorated
Richmond Society's 50th Anniversary
TW9, George Street
Both the views depicted on the plaque are "protected". Referring to the view of the river, Country Life explains that "... the 1902 Rich...
3 subjects commemorated
Previously viewed
Walter Stone VC
SE13, Lewisham High Street
The 6 VC plaques are laid into the ground in front of the monument.
War dead | WW1
2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Skempton Building plaques
SW7, Imperial College Road, Skempton Building / Civil Engineering Building
2018: Eamonn Doyle has written to correct our "east to west", saying that the names actually run west to east. That sounds like the sort...
19 subjects commemorated
V1 Flying Bomb Dartford
DA1, 40, Carrington Road
V1 Flying Bomb Carrington Road Sunday 6th August 1944. On this spot fell a V1 flying bomb resulting in the loss of 10 lives, 107 injuries...
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Dame Edith Sitwell
Poet and biographer. Born at Scarborough into the aristocracy. 6-foot tall, with elongated features she added to the effect with her exuberant flowing and ornate clothing. Her poetry was avant ...
2 memorials
Muses - Bacchus
WC2, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery - Staircase Hall - Half-way Landing
Clive Bell as Bacchus, god of wine, parties, the theatre and general fun/mayhem. That long stick he's holding is a thyrsus - symbol of of...
1 subject commemorated
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them