Lisa Pontecorvo, 1944 - 2008, beloved friend of Edward Square.
N1, Edward Square
Across the other side of the garden there is a poem about the square by Andrew Motion carved such that it is as much a sculpture as a poem. Text and picture here.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lisa Pontecorvo stone
Much of the street research for LondonRemembers is done by bike. 820 cyclists...
Killed at the junction of Madras Place and Holloway Road. Run over by a cemen...
In our photo (looking south): the El Alamein stone is between the two nearest trees, and the Burma Star Association plaque is on the wall...
The inscription seems to have been re-carved, incorrectly, at some point, introducing some ambiguity. The measurements are corroborated b...
The monument, created by Mark Badger, is set in raked gravel and surrounded by silver birch trees.
These two houses now seem to have a single address and, like most of the street, are occupied by lawyers. We asked at reception for info...
Unveiled by Sir Michael Tippett who was President of the Peace Pledge Union at the time.
We thank Matt Brown of Londonist for the photo of the plaque, taken in about 2007. Recently both we and Matt have, separately, failed to ...
This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...
