St Giles church - porch and doorway

St Giles church - porch and doorway

SE5, Benhill Road, 166, Bright Explorers Day Nursery

The vicarage garden is now, 2018, a nursery school.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Pitt House Gateway

Pitt House Gateway

NW3, North End Way

1882 - not the date of this plaque which is, from the look of it, much more recent.  The GLC only came into existence in 1965 so we canno...

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Temperence Fountain - W8

Temperence Fountain - W8

W8, Marloes Road, Opposite Stratford Road

We wondered if the verse, by Robert Nicoll, was from a hymn, as the scansion seemed familiar. Then we realised that it fits the tune of '...

3 creators
Manor House rebuilt

Manor House rebuilt

N4, Seven Sisters Road, Manor House pub

Every so often we find ourselves taking photos in what at the time feels like one of the most horrible parts of London we have found - th...

1 subject commemorated
Sir Simon Milton - Victoria

Sir Simon Milton - Victoria

SW1, Victoria Street, Sir Simon Milton Square

There is a second identical plaque at the other end of the square.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
The Hoxton Five - Paul Dunne and 4 friends

The Hoxton Five - Paul Dunne and 4 friends

N1, Hoxton Street, Hoxton Trust Community Garden

"They should be here so much alive Let's not forget the Hoxton Five" Paul Dunne, Zeppo Blake, Jeffroy Ellison, Jason Welch, Brian Gerbald...

5 subjects commemorated
East Ham tram depot

East Ham tram depot

E6, Nelson Street, East Ham Leisure Centre

The depot was renovated for reuse in the 1990s. The blocky building in our photo, bearing the relief, is clearly new and probably dates f...

2 subjects commemorated
Alexander Herzen

Alexander Herzen

W2, Orsett Street, 1, Orsett House

When a flat in this house was up for sale in November 2019 Mansion Global's page had the following text: "A London flat where the father ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Arthur Mee

Arthur Mee

SW2, Lanercost Road, 27

Arthur Mee, 1875 - 1943, journalist, author and topographer lived here. English Heritage

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Jewish Orphanage - Norwood

Jewish Orphanage - Norwood

SE27, Devane Way, 25, West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre

{Beneath an image of the orphanage:} On this site, from 1866 - 1961, stood the Norwood Jewish Orphanage for Children. A refuge for Jewish...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
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