The original Lesney matchbox toys were made just up the canal from here. The Lesney factory produced these toy gems until 1982.
Wick Wonders
Erected sometime 2008-15.
E9, Wallis Road, 90
In our photo the plaque can be seen to the right of the lamp-post, below the white sign.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lesney Products
The company's name came from the forenames of its founders Leslie Smith (1918...
There are identical plaques on both columns at the entrance to the park.
The wealthy Frederic Horniman had built up a large collection of art, handcrafts & natural history at his home on this site. In 1888 ...
George Seferis, 1900 - 1971, poet, Nobel prizewinner, Greek ambassador, lived here.
{Circular plaque:} {Circular plaque, around a drawing of the viaduct and St James's Bermondsey church, above a shield and a banner:} Lond...
Telemark on the left, Coates on the right. At the far right of our picture you can see London Transport's Lost Property Office. Useful t...
Nightclub in which the British punk music scene flourished. Groups such as The Stranglers, The Buzzcocks and Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Clash, The Damned, Generation X, The Slits, Adam & th...
At the southern end of St Mary’s Terrace, beside the bike track, these statues are extremely difficult to photograph, Turing in particula...
Irish political, community and gay rights activist. Born Oldham but grew up in Northern Ireland. With his friend Mike Jackson he formed and raised funds for the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners...
Person, Community / Clubs, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Ireland
SKDocks gives a brief introduction to the history of the area. A London Inheritance have done their usual thorough job with lots of images. In the 1976 film To the Devil a Daughter Richard Widmark...
International Christian charity that seeks to support families worldwide. Founded by Mary Sumner near Winchester, in the parish where her husband was rector. With the support of the Bishop of Winch...
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