Loughton WW2 civilian deaths
IG10, High Road Loughton, Police Station
Unusually for a memorial to civilian deaths the ages and genders are not given, but the repetition of surnames suggests that these deaths...
34 subjects commemorated
London Welsh Rugby club - WW1
TW9, Old Deer Park, 187, Kew Road, sports ground pavilion
Unusually the plaque gives the birth and death years for each name. From a Wrexham paper we learn that altogether 13 Welsh-capped player...
24 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Old Deer Park clubhouse
TW9, Old Deer Park, 187, Kew Road, sports ground pavilion
English Heritage's 'Played in London' has this building described as "Old Deer Park sports ground pavilion. Two storey brick and concrete...
Maida Vale Studios
W9, Delaware Road, 120 - 129
Maida Vale Studios, home of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Radiophonic Workshop, 1934. BBC Heritage Trail
Lauderdale Road Synagogue - Halford
W9, Ashworth Road, Lauderdale Road Synagogue
This design was used repeatedly to commemorate the dead of the City of London Imperial Volunteers in the same campaign. The plaques are n...
2 subjects commemorated, 4 creators
Lauderdale Road Synagogue - WW1 and WW2
W9, Ashworth Road, Lauderdale Road Synagogue
British Jews in the First World War provides a personal profile for each of the WW1 names. The WW1 list of names is identical to that l...
58 subjects commemorated
Lauderdale Road Synagogue - Montefiore
W9, Ashworth Road, Lauderdale Road Synagogue
This plaque is actually composed of two stones.
John Joseph Sims VC
E12, Gardens Way, City of London Cemetery
A walk through this cemetery in c.1870 is described on pages 52-57 of May Sinclair’s 1919 novel ‘Mary Olivier: A Life’. Mary is taken by...
1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Harrow clock, WW2 - plaque
HA1, West Street
Our Latin consultant, David Hopkins, provided the translation and adds: "The quote at the top, 'Sapiens qui prospicit', is the school mot...
