Building    From 1787 

Rose and Crown pub

The photo shows the pub in 1977, with the Rectory next door, both remarkably unchanged. Website.

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Rose and Crown pub

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Rose and Crown pub

The painted plaster rose and crown are rather lovely but the numbers, especia...

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World's first cash machine

World's first cash machine

In spite of the plaque's claim, there is evidence of a cash dispensing machine being used in Tokyo in 1966. The invention of the British version has been credited to John Shepherd-Barron of the pri...

Event, Commerce, Engineering

2 memorials
Bedford Tavern

Bedford Tavern

Famous for the balloon ascents from its Tea Gardens.

Place, Commerce, Food & Drink

1 memorial
John Redington

John Redington

John Redington was born on 9 November 1819 in Bethnal Green, the eldest of the seven children of John Redington (1796-1848) and Mary Ann Redington née Hicks (1798-1873). On 15 May 1820 he was bapti...

Person, Commerce

1 memorial
Marshall Amplification

Marshall Amplification

A company that specialises in the design and manufacture of  music amplifiers and speaker cabinets. Founded by Jim Marshall, and now based in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. See Jim Marshall for how the ...

Group, Commerce, Engineering, Music / songs

2 memorials
Christopher Holdsworth Hunt

Christopher Holdsworth Hunt

Banker and stockbroker. 

Person, Commerce

1 memorial

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Sacred Heart School, Hammersmith

Sacred Heart School, Hammersmith

The origins of the school date back to a nunnery in 1609. In 1869, Cardinal Manning decided to convert it into a seminary, and had John Francis Bentley (the architect of Westminster Cathedral) draw...

Building, Children, Education

1 memorial
St Peters Eaton Square - WW1 memorial - names

St Peters Eaton Square - WW1 memorial - names

SW1, Eaton Square, St Peters

The Biblical quotation at the end of the inscription is from 1 John 3:16. This is a very unusual style for a WW1 memorial and we think i...

War dead | WW1
147 subjects commemorated
Alfonso López-Pumarejo

Alfonso López-Pumarejo

Ambassador and President of Colombia. Born in Honda, Tolima, Colombia. He studied at the London School of Economics. He was elected President of Colombia in 1934 and then again in 1942. Appointed a...

Person, Politics & Administration, Colombia

1 memorial
Sir Richard Westmacott

Sir Richard Westmacott

Sculptor. Born Grosvenor Square. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition. His son, with the same name was also a successful sculptor.  Died at home at 14 South Audley Street.

Person, Sculpture

10 memorials
Henry VIII's breakfast

Henry VIII's breakfast

SE8, Frankham Street

The plaque is in Frankham Street, on the side of 78 Deptford High Street.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators