Erection date: 9/9/2012
Ancient Olympia is the site of the original games and remains the source of the sacred Olympic flame. It is lit by Apollo, god of the Sun, at the request of the high priestess and is used to ignite the Olympic torch as it begins its route to the host city.
SE18, Number 1 Street, Main Guardhouse
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Nike Statue - Plaque 4
{Below an image of the Olympic torch:} A gift from the people of ancient Olym...
We think the last line of the plaque means that Kougioumtzis is the sculptor ...
Presented to the Mayor and Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Councill...
{Below an image of the discus thrower:} The Ancient Games The ancient Olympic...
A building had been here, about where this monument is, since before 1430. It became the vicarage but its large garden was much reduced b...
David Edward Sutch, Screaming Lord Sutch, Third Earl of Harrow 10.11.40 - 16.6.1999 musician, politician and fun raiser at the first Ace ...
Edward Irving was once the priest at the Gothic church that was on this site before WW2. Reith's parents were married in this church and ...
On the pier between numbers 13 and 14: "Shaftesbury House, Hoxton Market Christian Mission".
The plaques are on the stone pillars either side of the entrance; plaque 1 to the left in our photo and plaque 2 to the right. The stran...
From Islington Tribune, October 2008: "The mural has been there for years and Lisa wanted it to be brightened up. She arranged for it to ...
The Beckenham firemen are also commemorated, and listed by name, on a plaque at Beckenham Fire Station. 2022: The great-nephew of one of...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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