St Margaret's new tower - 1736
SW1, Parliament Square, St Margarets church
We thank David Hopkins, our Latin consultant, for yet again providing the Latin translation, without which we really would have no idea w...
5 subjects commemorated
Verbruggen's House - 2
SE18, Plumstead Road
The plaque refers to the Verbruggens as brothers, when in fact they were father and son.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Verbruggen's House - 1
SE18, Plumstead Road
Verbruggen's House, 1773, built for Jan & Pieter Vanbruggen, joint master founders at the Royal Brass Foundry. Subsequently used by t...
4 subjects commemorated
Good Shepherd Mission
E2, Three Colts Lane, Good Shepherd Mission
From: British History Online: "Good Shepherd Brit. Opened 1866 for 120 M in Mape St. Ejected by Gt. Eastern Rly. and temp. used two cotta...
1 creator
Stanmore Village railway station
HA7, Gordon Avenue, The Old Station
At first glance this is just a dull modern building but look closer and you can see some of the features of the original Gothic 1890 stru...
1 subject commemorated
Matthew Arnold - Harrow
HA2, Clonmel Close, Byron House
Newshopper tells: "Concern about his sons' education led Matthew Arnold to move to Harrow as he believed they might learn better if they ...
1 subject commemorated
Spitalfields Market - Horner - finished
E1, Lamb Street, Spitalfields Market - Horner Buildings
Odd use of English, using the passive to force the subject to be the market rather than Horner.Â
2 subjects commemorated
The Mayor's and City of London Courts
EC2, Guildhall Buildings
This tablet records the amalgamation of the Mayor's Court and the City of London Court on the first of January, A.D. 1921 pursuant to the...
1 subject commemorated
while the King was abdicating ...
EC4, Victoria Embankment, 60
We thank James Parkes for spotting this stone, photographing it and bringing it to our attention. At first glance just a dull foundation...
4 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
City of London School - EC4, Embankment
EC4, Victoria Embankment, 60
Wikipedia gives the architects as "Davis and Emanuel Pevsner". We believe the "Pevsner" to be an error, that has been widely copied.
3 subjects commemorated,
3 creators
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