In memory of Jim, died 1879, aged 15 years, faithful dog of Sir Henry Cole of this museum.
SW7, Cromwell Road, Victoria & Albert Museum, Pirelli Garden
These plaques are on the southern wall of the internal courtyard and we've heard that Jim, at least, was buried in this courtyard when it was a garden. Our picture for Henry Cole shows him with a dog but is it Jim or is it Tycho?
(We can see that giant box-robot doing the splits soon!)
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Jim
Born Bath. Secretary of the Department of Science and Art. He originated the ...
The house was 5 Whitehead's Grove - you can see a short terrace of houses here on this 1865 map.
This plaque was brought to our attention by Londonist, of course. Why the plaque is on this particular house remains a mystery. It's been...
Whittington lived nearby and paid for the rebuilding and enlargement of the church St Michael Paternoster Royal. Upper Thames Street is w...
This same building is commemorated at the Charles Dickens home memorial.
Commemoration of this event has had a chequered history. First Hackney mistakenly erected a plaque on the wrong building. That plaque the...
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