First V2 rocket attack
W4, Staveley Road
An adjacent information panel gives extensive information about the attack and the victims.
3 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Boy David
SW3, Chelsea Embankment
Commissioned to create a WW1 memorial to the Machine Gun Corps Derwent Wood produced a statue of David (post-Goliath decapitation). The o...
3 subjects commemorated,
3 creators
Stratford Underground crash
E15, Stratford Station, Upper Level
{Above the London Transport logo:} In remembrance of the twelve people killed in the collision between two Central Line trains adjacent t...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Korean War memorial
SW1, Victoria Embankment, Victoria Embankment Gardens - Whitehall section
The phrase "distant obligation..." references a cabinet meeting on 25 June 1950 at which, in the context of British involvement, Korea wa...
3 subjects commemorated,
13 creators
St Paul’s Shadwell - war memorial
E1, The Highway, St Paul’s Shadwell
The lettering was done with the technique which involved lead letters attached through pin holes in the stone. As often happens the lead ...
2 subjects commemorated
St Marks, Kennington - WW1 memorial
SW9, Clapham Road, St Marks Church
We can find no source for the quotation "May we ...", though it is also used on memorials in Dorset and Falkirk. There are two columns o...
War dead | WW1
325 subjects commemorated
325 subjects commemorated
Coronation of King Edward VII - horse trough
SE7, Charlton Church Lane
{On the side of the trough:} Erected by Sir Spencer Maryon Wilson 11th Bt and the inhabitants of Charlton to commemorate the Coronation o...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Charlton war memorial
SE7, Charlton Church Lane
The lists(totalling 248 names) are all in alphabetical sequence except for the last 21 in the Army list. We note this because it indicate...
War dead | WW1, WW2
252 subjects commemorated
252 subjects commemorated
Blackheath war memorial
SE3, Maze Hill/Charlton Way
The separate, temporary, addition can be seen in our photo - the row of 6 small white crosses, on a white base, which does not appear to ...
War dead | WW1, WW2
8 subjects commemorated
8 subjects commemorated
St Peters Eaton square - WW1 memorial - lost in WW2
SW1, Eaton Square, St Peters
This WW1 memorial was destroyed by a WW2 bomb. There surely must be photos of it in situ but we've not found any. A stone seat was erect...
1 subject commemorated
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