W.S. Gilbert monument
WC2, Victoria Embankment
1836 - W.S. Gilbert - 1911 Playwright & poet. His foe was folly & his weapon wit. {at the feet of the ladies are:} Tragedy Comedy...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Samuel Plimsoll
SW1, Victoria Embankment
Note the charming seahorse design at the bottom of the railings. Â London Details have some more information about this memorial.
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Great Exhibition and Prince Albert
SW7, Kensington Gore
Designed by Joseph Durham with modifications by Sydney Smirke. Inaugurated by the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII. Sharp-eyed Cha...
41 subjects commemorated,
8 creators
All Hallows, Gospel Oak, War Memorial
NW3, Savernake Road, Parish Church of All Hallows
This text is on the north-west face of the stone base to the cross. There was text on at least one other side of the stone but the weath...
1 subject commemorated
Christ Church WW1 memorial - Hampstead
NW3, Hampstead Square, Christ Church
The lower section of the cross is inscribed with a list of 18 names. There is no heading but we think "WW1" is a fair guess, confirmed by...
War dead | WW1
18 subjects commemorated
18 subjects commemorated
St John's Hampstead WW1 memorial
NW3, Church Row
{There are 5 panels alternating with a balustrade. On the central panel, inside a wreath:} Pro Patria {And below that, on the front of ...
War dead | WW1
90 subjects commemorated
90 subjects commemorated
Henry Reader Williams Clock Tower
N8, The Broadway
The bas-relief of Williams is by Sir Albert Gilbert.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Western Postal District war memorial - Rathbone Place
W1, Rathbone Place, Post Office Sorting Office
The plaque does not point out that not all of the WW2 names were in the armed forces when killed: H. F. Phillips had survived his service...
War dead, War served, Civilian war dead | WW1, WW2, Other war
190 subjects commemorated
190 subjects commemorated
St Martin's School War Memorial
WC2, Adelaide Street, 12
Both memorials are on the south facade of the building, facing the church.
War dead | WW1
43 subjects commemorated
43 subjects commemorated
St Mary's War Memorial
NW1, Eversholt Street, St Mary's, Somers Town
The lettering is, unusually, made up of dots, pierced in the stone.
2 subjects commemorated
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