The Plough Brewery - Clapham Society
SW8, Wandsworth Road, 516
The Plough Brewery: built 1868; brewery 1868 - 1924; offices and workshops since 1968. The Clapham Society
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Andrea Levy
N5, Elwood Street, Twyford House
A nice art deco entrance. Built by the LCC on the Blackstock estate.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Ralph Steadman
SW6, New King's Road, 103
This is a very complicated plaque, full of esoteric references. The future 'death date' of Steadman, (who, March 2025 is still alive) is ...
2 subjects commemorated
Our Lady of Willesden - shrine
NW10, Nicoll Road, 1, Our Lady of Willesden RC church
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, while not named on the memorial, is alluded to, with the date 1538. We note that the text gives Escr...
4 subjects commemorated
Upon Reflection - peace statue
N19, Hornsey Rise, Elthorne Park Noel-Baker Peace Garden
The life-sized statue is a self-portrait by Atherton. Our photos do not show what we found most interesting about this statue: the reali...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Queen Mary's pool
SW18, Fairfield Street
Sounds like an amazing turnout, but we wonder who actually counted all those people. The pool has been filled in, and we reckon from the ...
3 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Enid and Michael Balint
NW1, Park Square West, 7
Unveiled by RCGP President Professor Mayur Lakhani to mark the 50th anniversary of the Balint Society. ...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Orbell fountain - Paddington Street Gardens
W1, Paddington Street Gardens (south), Paddington Street
The inscription was nigh-on invisible so we took the opportunity to practice our finger-reading skills, which always attracts attention,...
1 creator
Battersea Town Hall - Grand Hall entrance
SW11, Town Hall Road, Grand Hall
Intriguingly, the panels are 'palimpsests' or overwritten texts. We can make out some of the previous words and they seem to be saying ba...
3 subjects commemorated
BAC - Studio 1
SW11, Lavender Hill, Battersea Arts Centre
This building was the Battersea Town Hall 1893 - 1965, and became the Battersea Arts Centre in 1974. Suffered a bad fire in 2015. The Pl...
1 creator
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