Commemorating the devastating floods of January 31st 1953. In memory of more than 2,100 lives lost in countries around the North Sea. This event led to the development and construction of the Thames Barrier and associated flood defences protecting London, its people and property.
Environment Agency
SE18, Unity Way, Thames Barrier cafe
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Floods
From Thamesweb: "In January 1953, the east coast of England was devastated by...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Floods
July 2015 The Mirror reported that 4 of these plaques (Benny Hill, Tommy Cooper, Sid James and Irene Handl) were stolen just prior to the...
Greater London Council George Nathaniel Curzon Marquess Curzon of Kedleston 1859-1919 Statesman, Viceroy of India, lived and died here
We believe a 2-horse carriage pole is the long horizontal bar between the pair of horses that connects them to the body of the carriage.
On the floor above, directly above the plaque, is a statue of a lady struggling to preserve her modesty - probably not the statue that wa...
Lisa O'Brien has pointed out that the plaque-makers got 'assoluta' wrong.
Town Clerk. Endowed the City of London School in 1442. Our picture is of his statue high up on the wall of the City of London School's glassed ceiling atrium standing over the door to the balcony...
Their website: "Contributing to the Advancement of Healthcare & Education Around the World".
The Sandemanians were a Christian sect founded by John Glas in Scotland and spread into England and America by his son-in-law Robert Sandeman. Sandeman arrived in London in April 1761 and establish...
This page brings together all the memorials that we have for civilians killed in London by acts of war, including terrorism. It is related to a very interesting campaign for a Citizens Memorial "to...
Role on the lost expedition: Boy on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
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