Greater London Council
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 1840 - 1922, diplomat, poet and traveller, founder of Crabbett Park Arabian Stud, lived here.
The plaque has added an extra "t" to "Crabet".
SW1, Buckingham Gate, 15
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Wilfrid Blunt
Diplomat, poet, hedonist and traveller. Born Petworth House, Sussex. Advocate...
Founded by Wilfrid Blunt and his wife. From 1917 run by their daughter, Lady...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Wilfrid Blunt
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
There were 16 of these open-book style ground plaques, marking the corners of blocks A - D, the 4 main large blocks of buildings in WW2 C...
On this site was a social club which operated 1765 - 1871 as Almack's and was then renamed as Willis's Rooms. Wikipedia talks of "a bras...
Wikipedia gives the architects as "Davis and Emanuel Pevsner". We believe the "Pevsner" to be an error, that has been widely copied.
The round plaque is laid in the ground, land-side of the monument. London Screen Archives have a film, made by the London Borough of Sou...
See the nearby hole in the wall for more information about Elger's role in the development of this area.
The Cherub Gate The cherub above is a gift to Trinity Church from the church of St Mary le Bow in London which was designed by Sir Christ...
Musician and actor. Born Thomas William Hicks in Bermondsey. He was promoted as the British Elvis Presley and had his first chart success with 'Singin' the Blues'. Many hits followed and in time, h...
The allied campaign in WW2 for the liberation of North West Europe including the Normandy D-Day landings.
{The round logo at the top of the plaque has an image of a house with these words surrounding it:} New Zealand Historic Places TrustFrom...
Trade unionist and politician. Labour politician for Limehouse in the LCC. Parks Chairman in 1934. Elected in Limehouse 1937. Chairman of the Highways Committee of the LCC in 1937. LCC Chairman in ...
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