Archaeology standing stone
WC1, Gordon Square, Garden
Unveiling page tells that the sarsen stone was donated by a farmer in the Avebury area of Wiltshire. We cannot explain the "MEC" - perhap...
1 subject commemorated
Ada Salter Garden - tree
SE16, Southwark Park, Ada Salter Garden
The inscription's date of birth for Ada contradicts that of reputable sources, by one year. Despite the "relaid" this is clearly not the...
2 subjects commemorated,
3 creators
John Alexander Christie - Edmonton
N18, Silver Street, Pymmes Park
{On the small plaque:} John Alexander Christie was born in Warwick Road, Edmonton in 1895 and was a recipient of the highest award for b...
War served | WW1
1 subject commemorated
1 subject commemorated
El Alamein stone
HA1, Station Road , Harrow Council Buildings
In our photo (looking south): the El Alamein stone is between the two nearest trees, and the Burma Star Association plaque is on the wall...
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Silver Jubilee - Montague Close
SE1, Montague Close
2021: The granite stones remain but all these plaques are gone.
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Bridges - Montague Close
SE1, Montague Close
The pale plaque between the two dark ones carries some near-illegible etchings showing bridges.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Giles Vernon Hart - W6
W6, Ravenscourt Park
From Polish Solidarity we learn that the granite was shipped from Strzegom in Silesia. POSK, the Polish Cultural Centre, is at nearby 238...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Air Chief Marshal Dowding - Tunbridge Wells
TN1, Mount Pleasant Avenue, Calverley Grounds
We thank Tom Long for the information about the crest.
1 subject commemorated
Brixton Theatre foundation stone
SW2, Effra Road, Windrush Square
Although not actually named, this lonely, vandalised stone is all that remains of the theatre.
4 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Lord Wandsworth - monument
SW12, Nightingale Lane, 105, Ferndale
Both these stones must have been rescued from the building during renovation works. The top one looks like it formed the blind fanlight ...
3 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
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