A public house "The Plumbers Arms" stood on this site c1808 to 1972.
WC1, Hastings Street
2016: With the exception of this tall tower, this entire block of buildings has been demolished and replaced with a single massive block. Meanwhile this tower was renovated, which resulted in the loss of this plaque.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
The Plumbers Arms
{on the top, round plaque:} LCC Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1828 - 1882, poet & painter, born here. {on the lower, oblong plaque:} Ta...
Rosalind Franklin, 1920-1958, pioneer of the study of molecular structures including DNA, lived here, 1951-1958. English Heritage
The London Borough of Hackney Jeremy Feakes, 1972 - 2007, designer, entrepreneur and founder of the Urban Golf Tournament, lived here.
The plaque was unveiled in a temporary position but is now (2021) on the wall just inside the main entrance to the theatre.
We are guessing that the plaque was fixed to the oblong section of wall that you can see in our photo, above the head of the seated person.
Architect, born Brixton. FRIBA, active 1900. See London Details for the studios he designed on Talgarth Road. Wikipedia refers to a number of London buildings designed by Wheeler, many in South Lon...
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Born in London. Notable works: Regent Street, Royal Opera Arcade and the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. Much of his work was for the Prince Regent but we've heard that Mrs Nash gave birth to an illegiti...
