Swing bridge
SE16, Princes Court
There is another copy of this plaque on the other side of the bridge.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Hydraulic lock gate engine
SE16, Princes Court
None of these four plaques are visible in our photo (and still this was the best position form which to take the photo!) all being hidden...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
First Test Match in England
SE11, Kennington Oval, Hobbs Gates
The "D.R. London S.E.5" is puzzling. The Oval is in the SE11 post code, not SE5. Possibly "D. R." is an organisation, based in SE5, that ...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Hobbs Gates
SE11, Kennington Oval, Hobbs Gates
See Alpha Rail for a close-up photo of these lovely Art Deco gates during their restoration in 2013. "Significant changes were being made...
1 subject commemorated
Hanbury fountain
SW19, Parkside
There is another fountain in a similar style in St Pancras: Thornton's Fountain, erected in 1877.
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Sir Leonard Hutton - brick sculpture
SE11, Kennington Oval, John Edrich Gate
Unveiled by Hutton's widow.
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Sir Leonard Hutton - plaque
SE11, Kennington Oval, John Edrich Gate
The "save the Oval" campaign was not, as we first thought, made necessary by a threat to replace the ground with flats, but was an appeal...
1 subject commemorated
Sir Leonard Hutton - diagram
SE11, Kennington Oval, John Edrich Gate
We assume that if one added all the digits together the total would be 364 runs (the record innings that Hutton set in 1938), but we're n...
1 subject commemorated
Film decorative stringcourse
NW6, Kilburn High Road, 249
19th century houses are frequently decorated with terracotta decorations, often painted. These tend to repeat and recur and we assume the...
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