Lennon and Harrison - Baker Street
W1, Baker Street, 94
In 1969 Lennon returned his MBE to the Queen but apparently this had no effect on his status and so this plaque is still technically corr...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Film industry
WC2, Cecil Court, 27, Stephen Poole Fine Books
Simon Callow did the unveiling honours. There seems to be a battle going on in Wikipedia as to whether Gaumont or Nordisk were the first...
5 subjects commemorated,
3 creators
Nell Gwynn statue
SW3, Sloane Avenue, Nell Gwynn House
We have failed to garner any information on this statue and the relief panels. The nearest connection we can find with Nell is a traditi...
1 subject commemorated
Horniman at Hay's
SE1, Queen's Walk, Horniman pub
The plaque is incorrect in giving Thomas Cubitt as the designer. It was in fact the, unrelated, Sir William Cubitt.
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Benjamin Britten - NW8
NW8, St John's Wood High Street, 45
Benjamin Britten, composer, 1913 - 1976, and Peter Pears, singer, 1910 - 1986, lived and worked here, 1943 - 1946. City of Westminster In...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Hay's Wharf - riverside
SE1, Queen's Walk, Hay's Galleria
This brick pier has a matching pier to the right, bearing an exact duplicate plaque.
3 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
cyclist killed, unnamed
E1, Whitechapel High Street
A collision between a double decker bus and a cyclist at 11.30 at night. The cyclist died in hospital on the morning of the next day, th...
1 subject commemorated
St Olaf House - St Olave
SE1, Tooley Street, St Olaf House
This striking Art Deco building was designed by Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel, 1928-32 as HQ for the Hay's Wharf Company and built on the ...
1 subject commemorated
St Olaf House - plaque
SE1, Tooley Street, St Olaf House
The "recreation ground in Tanner Street, SE1" is Tanner Street Park.
5 subjects commemorated
Brian Holt
E1, Mile End Road
The Mayor's response to this death was "One cyclist fatality is one too many.” That was also his response to each of the other 5 cyclist...
2 subjects commemorated
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