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Highams Park signal box

Highams Park signal box

E4, Hale End Road, 511

The signal box is now, 2022, home to La Boîte, a crêperie. The story of this signal box is well told at Highams Park Forum, where we lea...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Roger Blake

Roger Blake

E8, Hackney Downs station

This plaque is on platform 1, at the start of the walkway to Hackney Central station.

1 subject commemorated
Edward Ardizzone

Edward Ardizzone

W9, Elgin Avenue, 130

Edward Ardizzone, 1900 - 1979, artist and illustrator, lived here, 1920 - 1972. English Heritage

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Waterloo Station - 175 years

Waterloo Station - 175 years

SE1, Waterloo Station

By 'mezzanine' we mean the half-floor around the main concourse, though Network Rail called it a 'balcony' in their press release announc...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Captain Frederick Marryat - Enfield

Captain Frederick Marryat - Enfield

EN1, Baker Street, 470

Capt Frederick Marryat, 1792 - 1848, novelist, was educated at 'Holmwood' on this site. London Borough of Enfield

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
John Thelwall

John Thelwall

WC1, Bedford Place, 40

John Thelwall, 1764 - 1834, political orator, writer and elocutionist, lived and worked here 1806 - 1813. English Heritage

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Jim Henson - NW3

Jim Henson - NW3

NW3, Downshire Hill, 50

Henson purchased this house in 1979 after ITV commissioned the Muppet series, filmed at Elstree Studios. From the Camden New Journal: "T...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Mary Harris Smith

Mary Harris Smith

EC4, Bucklersbury, City of London Magistrates' Court

The plaque was scheduled for unveiling on 5 May 2020, exactly 100 years since Harris had become a member of ICAEW, but the Covid pandemic...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
John Lyon School - The Red House

John Lyon School - The Red House

HA2, Middle Road, John Lyon School

'OL' stands for 'Old Lyonian'.  'Stet Fortuna Domus' means ' Let the fortune of the house stand'.

1 subject commemorated, 3 creators
Masons Hall

Masons Hall

EC2, Masons Avenue, 12

The alley is so narrow that it's difficult to photograph this interesting building. In our photo you can see the black plaque on the whit...

2 subjects commemorated
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