HSBC lions
E14, Canada Square
This pair of lions have an interesting history - closely connected to the HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Company Limited) head offi...
3 creators
Burgess, Clark and Whittard
E14, Canada Square
The building in the background is 8 Canada Square, HSBC's London head office, and the building on which the 3 construction workers lost t...
4 subjects commemorated
Geoffrey Barkington
EC2, Houndsditch, Jubilee Gardens
The memorial is a bench, and is one of ten new ones in the City of London. They are the result of a 2018 design competition organised by ...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Windrush fruit
E8, Mare Street, St John's Church Gardens
The plaque is laid into the paving to the east of the fruit. Reading our photo left to right: Soursop, Custard Apple, Breadfruit. The G...
1 subject commemorated,
4 creators
St Augustine's tower
E8, Mare Street, St John's Church Gardens
The Gentle Author has great photos of this tower: outside, inside and the view from.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Roman Road - Kilburn
NW6, Kilburn High Road, 63
The Romans were in Britain AD 43 - 410 so we think the '900s' on the plaque refers to the period (early medieval) when the name 'Watling ...
1 subject commemorated
Greenwich Meridian - SE13
SE13, Lee High Road, By Halley Gardens
The stones are on the pavement by the blue street sign that you can see in our photo.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Soweto children
SW9, Max Roach Park
This sculpture was inspired by a widely-circulated and influential news photograph taken by Sam Nzima during the Soweto uprising – see th...
1 subject commemorated,
7 creators
Jon Pertwee - E6
E6, Barking Road, 39 - 41, The Who Shop
The Who Shop was established in 1984 and sells a vast variety of 'Whovian' merchandise. It also has a Doctor Who museum. Blue plaques to...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Patrick Troughton - E6
E6, Barking Road, 39 - 41, The Who Shop
The Who Shop was established in 1984 and sells a vast variety of 'Whovian' merchandise. It also has a Doctor Who museum. Blue plaques to...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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