George Lansbury, 1859 -1940, who made this bathing-shore for our enjoyment.
W2, Hyde Park, Serpentine Lido, Lansbury's Lido
The Lido Pavilion was built in 1930 to provide mixed bathing and sunbathing facilities. As the First Commissioner of Works, in the Depression, Lansbury was keen to improve recreational facilities and appealed for funds. Mr D'Arcy Cooper responded with £5,000 and the Pavilion was built in memory of his son.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George Lansbury - Serpentine
Born Suffolk. Member of the Poplar Borough Council 1903 - 1940, Mayor 1919 - ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
George Lansbury - Serpentine
This plaque is on the central cotagey-looking building which looks undamaged. While the tall, three-storey building to the left looks ver...
James Henry Greathead, 1844 - 1896, railway and tunnellng engineer, lived here 1885 - 1889. English Heritage
We first noticed this lion way back in the 70s. Out for a walk along the river-front we noticed big cat footprints stencilled on the gro...
Our photograph manages to exclude the Great West Road which is constantly thundering nearby.
This cast of characters also appear on the nearby St Paul's Choir school plaque, erected 5 years earlier when Claughton was still only a ...
General. Born Stanisław Franciszek Sosabowski at Stanisławów, Poland. He served with distinction in the Austro-Hungarian army during WW1. In WW2 he was made a prisoner of war following Poland's su...
Sculptor. Born Brixton. Studied in Berlin. Died at King's College Hospital. We know of only two works displayed in the open in London: the two memorials listed here: Victoria and the Temple Bar...
When we first listed these memorials in 2014 we could find no information about "Mrs" but the Encyclopaedia Judaica listed a Lionel Barnett that could be our Lionel and Wikipedia adds some details:...
The Camden Palace was home to the Goon Show through the 1950s.
Our photograph manages to exclude the Great West Road which is constantly thundering nearby.
