London Remembers

Falklands War memorial

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:28:26 +0100

{On the central one of three bronze plaques on the base:}
In memory of those merchant seafarers who gave their lives to secure the freedom of the Falkland Islands, 1982.

{The other two plaques carry the names of the 17 Merchant Navy and RFA casualties and their ships. For the list see 'Subjects commemorated'.}

{At the centre of the top, just in front of the anchor:}
Time & distance
{and then, faintly scratched:}
Designer Gordon W. Newton, Maidstone, 2005

Sir Michael Costa

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:00:27 +0100

Sir Michael Costa, 1808 - 1884, conductor and orchestra reformer, lived here, 1857 - 1883.
English Heritage

Sanders House - WW2 bomb

Sun, 20 May 2012 11:44:42 +0100

{Below an insignia:}
Sanders House. Flats 1-20 were built in 1949 - 1950 by The New River Company to replace houses destroyed by enemy action, 16th April 1941.

Francis Crick

Sun, 20 May 2012 11:00:27 +0100

Francis Crick, O.M. F.R.S., 1916 - 2004, eminent scientist, Nobel laureate, discoverer of the structure of D.N.A. & the genetic code, lived here, 1945-1947.
City of Westminster

Sir Ebenezer Howard

Sat, 19 May 2012 11:00:27 +0100

Near this spot at 62 Fore Street on the 29th January 1850 was born Sir Ebenezer Howard, founder of the Garden City Movement.
The Corporation of the City of London

Alma Cogan

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:19:30 +0100

Alma Cogan, 1932 - 1966, singer, lived here, 1951 - 1966.
Musical Heritage

St Gabriel Fenchurch

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:00:28 +0100

In the roadway opposite stood St Gabriel Fenchurch, destroyed in the Great Fire, 1666.
Corporation of London

Alexander Pope

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:28 +0100

In a house in this Court Alexander Pope, poet, was born, 1688.
The Corporation of the City of London

Neville Chamberlain - SW1

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:31 +0100

Neville Chamberlain, 1869 - 1940, Prime Minister, lived here, 1923 - 1935.
London County Council

Marcus Garvey - Talgarth Road

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:30 +0100

Marcus Garvey, 1887 - 1940, Pan-Africanist leader, lived and died here.
L.C.C.

Sir Charles Barry - SW4

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:28 +0100

Sir Charles Barry, 1795 - 1860, architect, lived and died here.
L.C.C.

Laura Ashley

Sun, 13 May 2012 11:00:28 +0100

Laura Ashley, designer, 1925 - 1985, began printing fabrics here with her husband Bernard, 1954 - 1956.
Westminster City Council
George Hay & Co.

Edward Lear - N7

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:15:34 +0100

In Elizabethan times, a favourite spot for archery contests.
Edward Lear, 1812 - 1888, born and lived nearby in Bowman's Lodge.
Historic Site - London Borough of Islington

Eleanor Rathbone

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:13:32 +0100

Greater London Council
Eleanor Rathbone, 1872-1946, pioneer of family allowances, lived here.

Marchioness at Dulwich

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:00:28 +0100

The trees and plants on this green are in memory of Rachael Rackow and Julian Tremain who lived nearby and died with their friends in the Marchioness river boat disaster of August 1989.

Spencer Perceval - W5

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:39:25 +0100

This church was built in memory of Spencer Perceval, born 1762, appointed Prime Minister 1809, assassinated 1812, lived from 1808 at Elm Grove, a house on this site.
John & Ruth Howard Charitable Trust.
Ealing Civic Society.
All Saints Church.

Jomo Kenyatta

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:00:30 +0100

Jomo Kenyatta, c1894 - 1978, first president of the republic of Kenya, lived here, 1933 - 1937.
English Heritage

William Henry Barlow

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:35:38 +0100

English Heritage
William Henry Barlow, 1812-1902, engineer, lived and died here.

Winston Churchill - Morpeth Terrace

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:29 +0100

Winston and Clementine Churchill lived here from 1930 - 1939.

Winston Churchill - Eccleston Square

Wed, 09 May 2012 11:00:28 +0100

Sir Winston Churchill lived here, 1909 - 1913.