Our picture is one of the illustrations by Peggy Fortnum.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Paddington Bear
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Paddington Bear - plaque and book seat
The seat below the plaque is in the form of a book with the Bear himself pain...
Paddington Bear statue - Paddington Station, gone
{The statue has two integral texts: On a label stuck to the suitcase:} Wanted...
Paddington Bear - statue, platform 1
Since arriving at Paddington Station from Peru this bear's journeys have not ...
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Frankenstein
Character created by Mary Shelley in her eponymous book. The Somers Town Mural supposedly shows "Head of Frankenstein". We can't see it in the mural but suspect that the head of Frankenstein's mon...
3 memorials
Tunnel Trench - play
A war play by Hubert Griffith, set in WW1. Shown as a ITV Play of the Week in 1963. This play opened The Duchess Theartre in 1929.
1 memorial
Sherlock Holmes
Originally named Sheridan Hope, then Sherringford Holmes and finally Sherlock Holmes. Created by Arthur Conan Doyle, the first story was begun in 1886. The Festival of Britain had an exhibition es...
7 memorials
The Mousetrap
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.
2 memorials
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Desmond Rochfort
Mural artist active in late 1970s - 1983. Worked with Binnington on two murals at Royal Oak.
1 memorial
International Reggae Day
From Caribbean National Weekly: "Reggae fans across the globe celebrate the rich legacy of reggae music today, July 1, as International Reggae Day (IRD). Honoring the genre’s rich history while cel...
1 memorial
London County Council
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a la...
281 memorials
Festival of Britain
'A tonic for the Nation', The Festival was intended to cheer us all up after WW2, and incidentally to celebrate the centenary of the 1851 Great Exhibition. The symbol for the Festival was designed ...
20 memorials
Reverend Sydney Smith
Wit, for example "I never read a book before reviewing it; it prejudices a man so." Born Woodford, London. Died at home in Green Street, London.
2 memorials
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