Richard Norman Shaw, architect, 1831 - 1912.
informs that this roundel was designed by Lethaby and modelled by Thornycroft.
SW1, Victoria Embankment, Scotland Yard
This pair of buildings, built 1887 - 1906, were designed by Shaw for the Metropolitan Police who had outgrown their Whitehall premises. Â They moved out in 1967 to new offices in St James's.Â
The roundel is on the northern building, the first completed.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Richard Norman Shaw - SW1
Architect. Born Edinburgh. Pioneer of Old English and Queen Anne styles. His ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Richard Norman Shaw - SW1
Born Barnstaple, Devon. Architect, in the arts and crafts style, and writer o...
Sculptor. Born William Hamo Thornycroft (but the William is normally dropped)...
Queen's College, founded 1848. This college is an Independent Day School for girls aged 11-18 and was the first academic institution for...
Although we have not been able to find this plaque we have not marked it as 'lost', believing it to be on some part of the site not avail...
Westminster Bridge is owned by Transport for London so they probably created the plaque.
Margery Allingham, 1904 - 1966, writer of crime fiction and creator of Albert Campion, lived here, 1916 - 1926. City of Westminster
English Heritage Simon Bolivar, 1783 - 1830, liberator of Latin America, lodged here in 1810.
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