Erection date: 1952
Borough of Wood Green.
King George VI Memorial Garden.
This garden was provided by public subscription as a memorial to his late Majesty, King George VI.
1952
N22, Wood Green High Road
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King George VI Memorial Garden
Became king when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated. Like his father George ...
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King George VI Memorial Garden
Created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs: Hornsey, Wood G...
This plaque is located at the site of Blyton's birthplace, presumably the house that was here before this interwar arcade went up.
This is where Carlyle died. We know 'Sc.' indicates the sculptor, but 'Delt.'? We asked a member of the museum staff who told us it i...
This is a lovely plaque but the fireman's helmet on a plaque for a police constable is odd. It doesn't even seem as if a fire was involved.
She lived at this address with George Henry Lewes from early 1859 until late 1860, and supposedly completed ‘Adam Bede’ and wrote ‘The Mi...
There are two other plaques on the front of this building. They don't commemorate anything so we can't really enter them as memorials but...
Ophthalmologist. Born in Pitlochry, Scotland. Wrote a classic manual for eye surgeons, entitled "Textbook of Ophthalmology".
Pianist. Born Gladys Jordan at 154 Beckton Road, Silvertown, Newham, Essex. She was the supervisor of the typing pool at the Treasury and played piano at various venues in the evenings. She was 'sp...
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