Artist and designer of the peace symbol in 1958.
Graduated from the Royal College of Arts. Conscientious objector in WW2. In 1958 he was working for the Ministry of Education. On 21 February 1958 he designed the nuclear disarmament logo for the first Aldermaston March, which took place Easter, 4–7 April 1958.
2025: A plaque for Holtom was unveiled in Hillside Street in Hythe, Kent where he lived for over 20 years, 1962 until his death.
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Gerald Holtom
The peace symbol, designed by Gerald Holtom, adopted here 1958. London Boroug...
Goldsmith. Born Edinburgh. Died London, buried St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
Stone merchant based in Mark Lane near to the column that he designed. The nearest Mark Lane we can find is in the City, south of Fenchurch Street, not what we would call 'close' to Old Street. Per...
Designer. Born in Levens, Cumbria. Closely associated with Carter and Company. The London Underground abounds with tiles and decorative ventilation grilles were designed by him. He was also skilled...
M.C., King's African Rifles, died in East Africa. Andrew Behan has researched Pascall and writes: From what I have been able to find, this would seem to be the case of a young, sensitive theologic...
Britain's oldest dance company. Founded by Dame Marie Rambert initially as Rambert Dancers, and then, at the Mercury Theatre, in 1931, as the Ballet Club and then, until the 1980s, as Ballet Ramber...
Note: you can see that when the original plaque was saved from the demolition the stone in which it was laid was reclaimed as well.
These lovely ceramics plaques were installed some time in or before 2008. There are 12 oval ceramics of which 7 nos 1-7) are mosaic and r...
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