Clapham Junction rail disaster
SW18, Spencer Park
The shape of the monument suggests a railway carriage cut in two. 2020:Wikipedia names the sculptor as Richard Healy and we are informed...
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1 creator
St Monica's church and priory
N1, Hoxton Square, 19, St Monica's Priory
The board is not visually very interesting so we photo'd the church window instead.
2 subjects commemorated
Elsie Naisbett
SW4, Studley Road, Stockwell Resource Centre
Elsie Naisbett MBE, 22nd September 1926 - 3rd December 2009. This memorial plaque is to commemorate Elsie Naisbett's outstanding services...
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Philip Lawrence
W9, Maida Vale, St George's Roman Catholic School
The full text from I Corinthians 13:4-8 reads: "Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sin but delights in the truth; it is always read...
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2 creators
Nelson Mandela - statue
SW1, Parliament Square
Unveiled by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the presence of London Mayor Ken Livingstone and Nelson Mandela himself. Mandela, at 6 foot, ...
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2 creators
Dylan's first UK venue
WC1, Gray's Inn Road, Water Rats, 328
The Guardian has a photo of Dylan performing at the 'Singers Club'. This club was initiated by Ewan MacColl and was, at the time, meetin...
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Jubilee Walkway, Queen's Walk
SE1, Queen's Walk
This part of the Silver Jubilee Walkway opened by Her Majesty the Queen 7th December 1988. Silver Jubilee Walkway 1977 The Queen's Walk
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1 creator
Thomas Huxley - SW7
SW7, Queen's Gate, Huxley Building, 180
Imperial College has had a 'Huxley Building' for a long time. The first was erected on Exhibition Road in 1867. In 1974-7 that was made...
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Richard Green
E14, East India Dock Road, Poplar Baths
Seated at his feet is his dog Hector, who has an ear missing as a result of a boy having to be cut free when he got stuck whilst climbing...
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2 creators
Colonel Crompton
W8, Kensington Court
Colonel R. E. B. Crompton, 1845 - 1940, electrical engineer, lived and worked here, 1891 - 1939. English Heritage
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1 creator
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