Erection date: 29/10/2014
Sir Thomas Peirson Frank, 1881 - 1951, Chief Engineer for London County Council, 1930 - 1946, saved London from drowning during the Blitz.
Institution of Civil Engineers
City of Westminster
Unveiled by the Audrey Lewis.
SW1, Victoria Tower Gardens
This plaque is attached to one of the repaired sections of the river wall damaged in WW2 and repaired by Peirson's secret rapid response unit.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Peirson Frank
Civil engineer.  Born Yorkshire as Thomas Peirson Frank. Chief Engineer for L...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Peirson Frank
The professional institution for civil engineers, with members in the UK and ...
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...
Had a career in advertising before being elected to Westminster City Council,...
The 1802 stone has clearly been saved from the ruin, and the 1952 plaque modelled on it. Nicely done. The close-up picture was taken fr...
Faded London have done some great research on the history behind this plaque.
We failed to find this in 2014 and again Dec-Jan 2017. This cast-iron roundel, which shows arrows centred on a target, is one of 22 - see...
The plaque is by the Belgrave Place entrance to the building.
Birthplace in 1873 of Dr. Alfred Salter, Quaker and first Labour M.P. for Bermondsey. A tireless crusader against sickness and poverty.
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