Born Edinburgh. Died 13 Albemarle Street.
By 1754 had joined the family architectural firm. One of four Adam brothers.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
James Adam
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House of Royal Soc. for Encouragement of Arts etc
The House of Royal Soc. for Encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce. ...
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John Romer
Architect and structural engineer. John Henry Romer was born on 13 March 1947 in Kingston-upon-Thames the eldest of the three children of Sydney Gurney Romer (1903-2005) and Dorothy Joan Agnes Rom...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Sir Arthur Blomfield
Architect, born Arthur Wiliam Blomfield, at Fulham Palace, the son of the Bishop of London. Specialised in church architecture, e.g. St Mary's Parish Hall, Crawford Street. Also designed the Royal ...
1 memorial
Bexleyheath Clock Tower
Designed by Walter Epps. It was intended to stand 'as a memorial to the enterprise and loyalty of the inhabitants of Bexleyheath'. Our picture shows the tower in 1912.
1 memorial
Robert Adam
Born in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland. Died 13 Albemarle Street and is buried in Westminster Abbey. Robert is the most celebrated of the four Adam brothers, who together designed classical build...
4 memorials
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Bishopsgate
EC2, Bishopsgate
Unless we missed it, there is no blue plaque for Bishops Gate (nor for the river gates Billings and Dow), though we have found them for t...
1 subject commemorated
Onslow Ford
NW8, Grove End Road
The monument was designed by Simpson. The Muse (naked lady) on the south face is a copy of Ford's own (for the Shelley memorial in Oxfor...
1 subject commemorated,
6 creators
Harrow & Wealdstone Station
HA3, The Bridge, Harrow & Wealdstone Station, north entrance
Inside the station are two other plaques which we've transcribed but they are too dull to warrant the full treatment: Dull plaque 1: This...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
King Edward I
Born Westminster. Nicknamed "Longshanks". Reigned 1272 - 1307. Responsible for the expulsion of Jews from England. Died near Carlisle on route to a battle with the king of Scotland, Robert the Bruc...
3 memorials
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