Blue Plaques Hit By Funding Cuts
Sorry Graham Chapman. Being the fake son of God isn’t good enough.
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Things To Do In The Olympic Park: Find The Bench Facts
50 pieces of trivia and philosophy are dotted around the Park.
Jiu-Jitsuing Suffragette Gets People’s Plaque in Islington
Edith Garrud honoured with a commemorative plaque.
London’s Weirdest Plaques: Carswell Prentice
He may or may not have invented the shopping trolley.
World War I Plaque Thief Jailed
Minor victory in the war on metal thieves.
London Remembers: Collecting All Of London’s Memorials
A much-loved London website gets a relaunch.
A Plaque Commemorating A Father Ted Character?
Is this the inspiration behind the foul-mouthed priest, Father Jack Hackett, from Father Ted?
Highgate House Recreated In India
A Victorian-era house from Highgate has been recreated, brick by brick, on the shores of the Arabian Sea.
The Famous Residents Of Chinatown
If we had a nickel for every blog post (even books) urging us to look up above eye level in London, we’d have…well, whatever a nickel is worth, times about a thousand. But all clichés have some truth to them. One place where it’s easy …
Plaques To War Heroes Stolen From Enfield Park
“Try stealing me.” London’s battle with the burglars of bronze took a sad blow last week as a couple of memorials to fallen World War soldiers and civilians were taken from a monument in Broomfield Park, Enfield. The alloy is much prized on the scrap …
A Plaque For Pauline Fowler
Image / Père Ubu A Heritage Foundation plaque in honour of Wendy Richards, who memorably portrayed Albert Square’s battle-hardened harridan Pauline Fowler for years, has been unveiled. What with the frequent delays on the District line to Walford East, the plaque was instead mounted in …
