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Richard 'Beau' Nash

Richard 'Beau' Nash

TN2, The Pantiles, 44

Richard 'Beau' Nash, 1674 - 1762, dandy and leader of fashion, Master of the Ceremonies at the Wells, 1735 -1762. Royal Tunbridge Wells F...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
V2 bomb - Archway

V2 bomb - Archway

N19, Giesbach Road, Giesbach Open Space

We'd read that this plaque was unveiled on Zoom, for Covid reasons, on 5 November 2020. And maybe that was the plan at one stage, but Pau...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Air Chief Marshal Dowding - SW19 - original plaque

Air Chief Marshal Dowding - SW19 - original plaque

SW19, St. Mary's Road, 3

This plaque was removed when the house on which it was erected was demolished. A new plaque has been erected on the new house. We'd guess...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Vera Atkins

Vera Atkins

SW3, Sloane Avenue, Nell Gwynn House

Vera Atkins, née Rosenberg, Commander of the Order of British Empire, Croix de Guerre, Legion of Honour. A Jewish pre-war British spy, Ve...

3 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

SW3, Sloane Avenue, Nell Gwynn House

The house was 5 Whitehead's Grove - you can see a short terrace of houses here on this 1865 map.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
William Penn - Rickmansworth

William Penn - Rickmansworth

WD3, High Street Rickmansworth, 46, Basing House, The Three Rivers Museum

2025: Ian Visits visited the museum.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Kingston Hospital - flying bomb

Kingston Hospital - flying bomb

KT2, Kingston Hospital

Brought to our attention by John Arnold who believes the building was the Medical Superintendent's house.

Civilian war dead | WW2
4 subjects commemorated
Clement Attlee - Royal Festival Hall

Clement Attlee - Royal Festival Hall

SE1, Belvedere Road, Below the Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre

This film shows what looks like a time capsule being buried, and Attlee laying this foundation stone.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg

N1, Southgate Road, Texyte House, 24

The church and Sunday School which used to be on this site were replaced with commercial premises in the 1930s. We can't find a photo of ...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Juno House

Juno House

E2, Old Bethnal Green Road, Juno House

The oval plaque on the buildings reads: "Juno House - this block was built in 2005 by THCH and named after Juno from Roman mythology. She...

1 subject commemorated, 3 creators
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