Robert Waithman - obelisk
EC4, Salisbury Court
Originally erected near Waithman's shop in Fleet Street at its junction with Farringdon Street, this obelisk was moved in 1951 to Barthol...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Old Church Garden - Alfred Coucher
W1, Marylebone High Street
On the curved wall at the entrance to the garden.
4 subjects commemorated
Temple Bar memorial - Prince of Wales's typhoid recovery
EC4, Fleet Street
This is the site of the 17th century Temple Bar entrance to the City of London. Having become an obstruction to circulation it was remove...
4 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
George VI and the library
EC4, King's Bench Buildings, 1
The opening of a temporary library seems a rather minor event for which to get a King out of bed. Given the date perhaps the war had dama...
2 subjects commemorated
Temple Bar memorial - Victoria's first visit to City
EC4, Fleet Street
This is the site of the 17th century Temple Bar entrance to the City of London. Having become an obstruction to circulation it was remove...
4 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Josef Dallos
W1, Cavendish Square, 18, Cavendish House
Unveiled on the same day as the Nissel plaque. We learnt something typing this plaque - the correct spelling of "ophthalmologist". The m...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
William Duke of Cumberland
W1, Cavendish Square
The original was in lead and gilt and was, apparently, London's first outdoor statue of a soldier. The site was originally intended for ...
1 subject commemorated,
3 creators
Nell Gwynne - SW1
SW1, Pall Mall, 79
Gwynne moved into this house in 1671 and died here. The entire south side of Pall Mall was owned by the Crown but in 1676 she was given t...
1 subject commemorated
Burdett-Coutts Memorial Sundial
NW1, Pancras Road, St Pancras Gardens
This elaborate piece of high Victoriana was designed by George Highton of Brixton in the decorative gothic style and is Grade II listed. ...
75 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Earlforward's bookshop
WC1, King's Cross Road, Travel Lodge
Roy Hattersley, a Bennett enthusiast, unveiled the plaque.
2 subjects commemorated,
3 creators
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