Group    From 1939  To 1945

People of London

These memorials have been sponsored by newspapers: the Daily Herald and the Evening Standard.

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People of London

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People of London - small plaque

This memorial, subscribed by readers of the Evening Standard, is dedicated to...

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People of London - St Paul's

Cut from a single block of Irish limestone. The quote was used by Churchill b...

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St james's Garden - people of London - stone

In a 1946 British Pathe news film one sees that the Garden of Remembrance was...

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St james's Garden - people of London - wood

The garden on this bomb-damaged site was given by the late Viscount Southwood...

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Other Subjects

Delabole Slate

Delabole Slate

Delabole Slate has been used ss a building material for over 600 years.

Group, Property

1 memorial
Professional Footballers Association

Professional Footballers Association

The trade union for professional association footballers in England and Wales. Its aims are to protect, improve and negotiate the conditions, rights and status of all professional players by collec...

Group, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Friends of the Forgotten Irish

Friends of the Forgotten Irish

The Irish Post has a photo of a similar plaque erected by this group in Dublin.

Group, Community / Clubs, History, Ireland

1 memorial
Boundary Community School

Boundary Community School

We are puzzled at the lack of an online presence for this school. We found "Boundary Community School was founded in 9/11/95. This business is working in the following industry: Education." The Cha...

Group, Education

1 memorial

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King William Street underground station

King William Street underground station

The station took over an existing building, number 46, entrance and booking hall on the ground floor with offices above. Became obsolete when the line was extended to Moorgate and was demolished in...

Building, Commerce, Transport

1 memorial
Festival of Britain

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 ...

Event, Art, Cinema, Science, Tourism / Traditions

20 memorials
National Maritime Museum

National Maritime Museum

One of a trio of Greenwich museums, the others being the Royal Observatory and the Queen's House.

Group, Armed Forces, History, Museums / Libraries, Transport

3 memorials
F. G. Wells

F. G. Wells

Penge resident, member of the armed services, killed in WW2.

Person

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
The Crown Estate

The Crown Estate

Some of these plaques have an 'R' representing Regent Street which was (2024 defunct) a Crown Estate website promoting Regent Street as a shopping destination.  Wikipedia had (2025: the map is no ...

Group, Gardens / Agriculture, Property

3 memorials