Vera Atkins
SW3, Sloane Avenue, Nell Gwynn House
Vera Atkins, née Rosenberg, Commander of the Order of British Empire, Croix de Guerre, Legion of Honour. A Jewish pre-war British spy, Ve...
3 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Frederick Douglass
SW3, Sloane Avenue, Nell Gwynn House
The house was 5 Whitehead's Grove - you can see a short terrace of houses here on this 1865 map.
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
St George's Camberwell war memorial
SE5, Wells Way, St George's Church
This sculptured face is remarkably modern, almost mask-like. The statue was stolen in August 1991 but was found 2 weeks later in a Brixto...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
William Penn - Rickmansworth
WD3, High Street Rickmansworth, 46, Basing House, The Three Rivers Museum
Here William Penn (1644 - 1718) Quaker statesman and man of vision, founder of Pennsylvania and planner of Philadelphia, friend of the In...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Kingston Hospital - flying bomb
KT2, Kingston Hospital
Brought to our attention by John Arnold who believes the building was the Medical Superintendent's house.
Civilian war dead | WW2
4 subjects commemorated
4 subjects commemorated
Novo Beth Chaim Cemetery - WW2 bomb
E1, Mile End Road, Queen Mary College
A bomb fell here in WW2 destroying a number of graves. This circular walled enclosure and the stone pedestal at the centre commemorate th...
34 subjects commemorated
Clement Attlee - Royal Festival Hall
SE1, Belvedere Road, Below the Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
This film shows what looks like a time capsule being buried, and Attlee laying this foundation stone.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Alleyn's gift
SE21, College Road, Edward Alleyn House - garden
These memorials are in the garden in front of (to the south of) the almshouses.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Edward Alleyn statue
SE21, College Road, Edward Alleyn House - garden
This sculpture depicts a scene on a stage, in which Alleyn is acting with a young boy (executing a 'low five', possibly?). The Dulwich So...
2 subjects commemorated,
4 creators
Dulwich College WW1 memorial
SE21, College Road, Edward Alleyn House - garden
On the south side of the monument is a simple crest with three roses and a chevron inverted with the Latin text "Detur Gloria Soli Deo" (...
2 subjects commemorated
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