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:
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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
Benny Hill
Comedian and actor. Born Alfred Hawthorne Hill in Southampton. In his teens he worked as a milkman, an experience which he later put to good use in his hit song 'Ernie - The Fastest Milkman in the ...
3 memorials
Jack Buchanan
Actor-manager, song-and-dance entertainer. Born Helensburgh near Glasgow. Died in the Middlesex Hospital. His ashes were scattered from the deck of a Cunard Liner in recognition of his 50+ trans...
1 memorial
Dame Sybil Thorndike
Born Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Actor. George Bernard Shaw wrote his play Saint Joan with her in mind. Created Dame of the British Empire in 1931. She was married to the actor Sir Lewis Casson. Di...
3 memorials
Rotherhithe Picture Research Library
An educational charity, opened as part of Sands Films Studio, and situated in the same Grade II listed building. The library is home to thousands of old photographs, postcards and magazines. Pictur...
1 memorial
Sir John Gielgud
Actor. Born 7 Gledhow Gardens, South Kensington as Arthur John Gielgud, great nephew to Ellen Terry. The name indicates his Lithuanian descent. A great Shakespearean actor, he is possibly best know...
4 memorials
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
The borough was formed in 1965 by the merging of the separate former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea. It was originally planned to call it just Kensington, but Chelsea was added after local prot...
32 memorials
Anne Sharpley
Journalist. At art school in York in the 1940s she won a competition organised by Vogue which was the start of her career as a journalist. Investigative reporter on the Evening Standard in the 60s....
1 memorial
Guy Nicholls
Architect active in 1950. Possibly the borough surveyor for St Marylebone but we cannot confirm that.
1 memorial
World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
380 memorials
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