Sir Leonard Woolley, archaeologist and excavator of Ur, born in a house on this site, 1880.
London Borough of Hackney
E5, Southwold Road, Former number 13
The plaque can be seen in our photo, at the top of the wall, above the black car. The house was lost in 1959/60 when the bridge was raised in preparation for the electrification of the Chingford branch railway line.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Leonard Woolley
Archaeologist. Born at 13 Southwold Road, Hackney. He was one of the first mo...
Ancient city of Mesopotamia (located mainly in modern-day Iraq). It dates fro...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Leonard Woolley
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
The VR monogram must refer to the monarch at the time the Bankers Clearing House was first on this site in 1833, Victoria.
Currently, 2011, used by the National Opera as a studio. The current building is a hall, opened in 1883, with a total of 6 plaques all on...
A beautiful, hand-crafted plaque - not just the frame, the gold lettering has some lovely touches - see the "LO" of "glory" and the way t...
Constance Spry, 1886 - 1960, designer in flowers, worked here 1934 - 1960. English Heritage
The high polish meant that we had to photo these plaques at a slant.
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