In 1996 the BFI erected 126 plaques across Britain to commemorate the centenary of cinema. See the pdf.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
British Film Institute
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Cecil Hepworth - NW1
Commemorating the Centenary of Cinema 1996 Cecil Hepworth (1874 - 1953) Brit...
Cecil Hepworth - SE13
Commemorating the Centenary of Cinema 1996 Cecil M. Hepworth, British film p...
Charlie Chaplin - Hanwell
The plaque is propped up behind the reception desk at Hanwell Community Centre
Dame Barbara Windsor - Elstree and Borehamwood Station
This plaque honours Barbara Windsor MBE a comedy legend whose Borehamwood-mad...
Other Subjects
Stephen John Fry
Actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer with professional name Stephen Fry. Born on 24 August 1957, the second of the three children of Alan John Fry (1930-2019) and Marianne Ev...
Person, Cinema, Humour, Literature, Seriously Famous, TV & Radio
3 memorials
William Friese-Greene
Photographer, inventor and pioneer of cinematography. Born Bristol as William Edward Green. Married the Swiss Helena Friese in 1874 and added her name to his. (It's not clear where the extra "e" ca...
3 memorials
Surrey County Cinema
Originally called the Surrey County Theatre, it was renamed as a cinema in 1929, and in 1947, it became the 'Gaumont'. The auditorium has since been demolished, but the entrance and foyer were reta...
1 memorial
Ealing Studios
Television and film production company and facilities provider. White Lodge on Ealing Green was first used for making films in 1902. Basil Dean acquired it in 1929 and, under the name Associated...
1 memorial
Stephen Poliakoff
Film director and playwright. Born in Holland Park. At the age of 24 he became writer in residence at the National Theatre. His many works encompass the stage, cinema and television.
1 memorial
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Queen Elizabeth's Oak
SE10, Greenwich Park
The old tree is presumably gradually being decomposed by beetles and the like. The new tree may be the one to the far right of our picture.
4 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Queen Victoria - Regent's Park
NW1, Regent's Park, Broad Walk
The four pediments of this edifice contain: north - a clock face west - Prince Albert relief bust south - Jehangir relief bust east -...
1 subject commemorated
Queen's Park Rangers Football Club
Formed from the merger of the St Jude's and Christchurch Rangers football teams. The name derives from the fact that most of the players came from the Queen's Park area of London. They have played ...
1 memorial
Mulberry Harbours
Temporary portable harbours developed by the United Kingdom in WW2 for the rapid offloading of vehicles onto beaches. They were used mainly during the Normandy landings in June 1944. Designed by Ma...
1 memorial
Columbia Market attack
On the first day of the Blitz it seems that a 50kg bomb fell through a ventilation shaft and exploded in the basement of the market which had been designated an air-raid shelter for the local peopl...
1 memorial
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