Erection date: 21/10/1948
These fountains and the busts against the north wall of the square were erected by Parliament to the memory of Admirals of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe and Earl Beatty to the end that their illustrious services to the state might never be forgotten.
This plaque is just part of the larger memorial.
WC2, Trafalgar Square
Laid in the ground between the two fountains.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Jellicoe & Beatty plaque
Admiral. Born Nantwich. The youngest non-royal to become Rear Admiral since N...
Born Southampton. Commander of the fleet and victor at the Battle of Jutland ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Jellicoe & Beatty plaque
Also known as the Palace of Westminster, it comprises the House of Commons an...
Almost all of the lettering (lead letters pinned into stone) has dropped off, or been taken off, so most of the names are illegible - the...
Mackintosh Architecture refers to a number of local projects which Mackintosh was involved with at this time. The 'Mystery House' one did...
2007 and this building will not exist much longer so we were glad to find a memorial. The building is looking very sad but renovation cou...
We originally photo’ed this plaque in 2009 on the previous building at this site. In September 2013 Rocker Ages sent this link showing t...
This plaque is inside the chariot of the Quadriga. We have Matt Brown of Londonist to thank for this photo. He was up there, hanging on ...
Dead End Street has a useful map showing the route of the old Fleet River and its tributaries, long ago buried in storm drains / large sewer pipes. The river used to flood, even into the 1930s. It...
This 1860 building, by architect James Knowles Snr, is studded with many portrait busts of which we believe only these 14 are representat...
Shoreditch Vestry Clerk (1891–1899) and Town Clerk (1900–1911) and … communicator with Martians. Our colleague Andrew Behan found Robinson’s other life: between 1918 and 1933 he claimed to be rece...
Born Durham. Mainly designed church buildings, notably Truro Cathedral.
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