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Robert Cromie

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Robert Cromie

Architect. He designed many cinemas including the Hammersmith Apollo, as well as the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, and the interiors of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and the Royal Court.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Robert Cromie

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Davis Theatre

Google Street View shows this plaque in situ 2008 - 2014 but lost by June 201...

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Spalding & Cross

Spalding & Cross

An architectural partnership, 1889 - 1899. From Manchester Victorian Architects: "Following the death of his then partner, Patrick Auld, on 4 March 1889, Henry Spalding  took Alfred W S Cross into...

Group, Architecture

1 memorial
Clifford Culpin

Clifford Culpin

Son of architect Ewart Culpin.  Also designed Greenwich Town Hall.  RIBA vice-president.

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
Sir John James Burnet

Sir John James Burnet

Architect.  Born Glasgow.  Studied in Paris and returned to gain significant commisions in Glasgow.  His first work in London was the Edward VII Galleries at the British Museum, for which he was kn...

Person, Architecture, Scotland

1 memorial
Edward Blakeway I'Anson

Edward Blakeway I'Anson

Architect.  Born Clapham Common and brought up in Grayshott, a village in Hampshire. In 1890 the family home Grayshott Court was completely destroyed by fire.  The picture source website has an art...

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
Wills & Anderson

Wills & Anderson

Architectural firm. Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada  Scottish Architects identify and give details on Wills and Anderson, respectively: Herbert Winkler Wills (1864-1937) Born Birmi...

Group, Architecture

1 memorial

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Marine Police

Marine Police

E1, Wapping High Street, 98-100

The Latin motto "Primus Omnium" translates as "first of all", referring to the fact that the Marine Police was established over 30 years ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Fawcett frieze - 49, Ashby

Fawcett frieze - 49, Ashby

SW1, Parliament Square

Most statues have plinths, which often carry the identity of the statue but little more. The plinth for this Millicent Fawcett statue is ...

1 subject commemorated
Dolly Varden

Dolly Varden

A character from Charles Dickens's novel "Barnaby Rudge".

Fiction, Fictional

1 memorial
Lambeth war memorial - WW1

Lambeth war memorial - WW1

SW2, Brixton Hill, 1, Lambeth Town Hall

"Lest we forget" is a quote from Kipling, often used on war memorials for WW1 and after. The coat of arms used on this memorial comprise...

War dead | WW1
24 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Runnymede Air Forces Memorial

Runnymede Air Forces Memorial

TW20, Cooper's Hill Lane

The poem was apparently written soon after the memorial was completed.  Photo of the engraving. The “ML, 7 April 1952” is probably the f...

1 subject commemorated, 4 creators