Fictional detective. Created by Margery Allingham. He first appeared in 'The Crime at Black Dudley'. Eight of the subsequent novels featuring him were adapted by the BBC in 1989/90 with Peter Davison playing the lead,(although the video cover in the picture calls him Davidson).
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Albert Campion
Margery Allingham, 1904 - 1966, writer of crime fiction and creator of Albert...
Official mascot of the global recession.
The world's longest running play - still going in 2013. Written by Agatha Christie who gave the rights to her grandson. We've heard the butler did it.
The interment register at St Olaves Hart Street records Mother Goose being buried on 14 September 1586. This is extremely strange so we did some digging. The story of a goose laying golden eggs ca...
Character created by Charles Dickens in his novel Oliver Twist, first published 1838.
Poet. Born at Field Place, near Horsham in Sussex. Had a habit of eloping with and then marrying 16 or 17 year olds: first Harriet Westbrook. When she, pregnant, drowned herself in the Serpentine P...
Elsie Naisbett MBE, 22nd September 1926 - 3rd December 2009. This memorial plaque is to commemorate Elsie Naisbett's outstanding services...
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could not abide its left-wing politics, nor its leader, Ken Livingstone. On its 50th anniversary Diamond Geezer posted a goo...
We cannot find any information about Bowler himself, only that in c.1990-2010, at least, he lived in Wilkes Street Spitalfields and created these unusual pavement plaques. We understand they were c...
Rotary clubs were founded to encourage fellowship amongst members of local business communities.
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them