Plaque

Festival of Britain - N16

Photograph by: London Remembers

Erection date: 1951

Inscription

Festival of Britain, 1951, Award for Merit.

Site: Festival of Britain - N16 (1 memorial)

N16, Somerford Grove

The Somerford Estate has 12 blocks and we believe the award was for the whole estate, not just this block. The architect and landscape designer, Frederick Gibberd, designed the estate in 1945-49 (and in Poplar the Chrisp Street Market with its distinctive clock tower, in 1951). See a similar plaque in N7 for information about them.

The sky was getting increasingly dark - we only just got these photos before the heavens opened and drenched us.

Credit for this entry to: Helen Brown

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Festival of Britain - N16

Subjects commemorated i

Festival of Britain

'A tonic for the Nation', The Festival was intended to cheer us all up after ...

See other memorials in the area

Nearby Memorials

Rudy Narayan

SW2, Brixton Road, 413

Rudy Narayan, 1938 - 1998, barrister, civil rights activist, community champion and "voice for the voiceless", practised law here 1987 - ...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators

View on map

Alexander McQueen

N5, Aberdeen Road, 11

Lee Alexander McQueen, 1969 - 2010, fashion designer, lived here from 2001 - 2005. London Borough of Islington Islington People's Plaque

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

View on map

Croydon Minster war memorial - plaque

CR0, Church Street

"God created man to be immortal" is from the Wisdom of Solomon 2:23.

3 subjects commemorated

View on map

Wandsworth time capsule

SW18, Fairfield Street, front garden

In 1899 the Battersea Vestry became the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

View on map

Brady Settlement - foundation stone

E1, Hanbury Street, 192-196, Brady Arts and Community Centre

From Spitalfields Life: "The Brady Girls’ Club ran from 1920 to 1970. Led by Miriam Moses ... – the Club supported the community during t...

2 subjects commemorated

View on map

Previously viewed

Peter Heath

Person, Architecture

1 memorial

King Charles II

Reigned: 1660 - 1685. Born at St James's Palace. The son of the beheaded Charles I, he was the king "restored" to the throne after the civil war. Married Catherine of Braganza in 1662 but she prod...

Person, Race Issues, Royalty, Seriously Famous

19 memorials

Pierre Rouve

Diplomat, art critic, broadcaster, film producer and lecturer. Born Petar Christoff Ouvaliev in Sofia, Bulgaria. He came to Britain in 1947 as a diplomat. His extensive career in the British film i...

Person, Art, Cinema, TV & Radio, Balkans

1 memorial

St Matthias Church House

E1, Chilton Street, 52, St. Matthias Church House

The names on this plaque are difficult to read so take our transcription as tentative.

1 subject commemorated, 6 creators

View on map

Rolling Stones

The line up has included: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Ian Stewart, Mick Taylor, Ronnie Wood. The first public performance with Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts...

Group, Music / songs, Seriously Famous

2 memorials