Charles Bradlaugh - N1
Charles Bradlaugh, freethinker & politician, Malthusian & republican, born near this site at 5 Bacchus Walk, 26 September 1833. London Borough of Hackney
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Charles Bradlaugh - E1
Charles Bradlaugh, 1833 - 1891, advocate of free thought, lived here, 1870 - 1877. London County Council
Gatehouse School / St James-the-Less School
To the Glory of God this stone was laid by the Lord Bishop of London on Saturday 29th July 1899. So I prayed to the God of Heaven and the wall was built. Nehemiah 2:20. J. E. Watts-Ditchfield - Vicar E. Hoole, RIBA - Architect William Harvey, William Thomas - Churchwardens Cohesker Brothers - builders
Mayflower Public House
Mayflower Pub, formerly the Spread Eagle c.1790 to 1957, renamed to commemorate Rotherhithe's role in the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620. London Borough of Southwark Voted by the People
Punch and Judy
Near this spot Punch's Puppet Show was first performed in England and witnessed by Samuel Pepys 1662. This notice was caused to be inscribed by The Society for Theatre Research and the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild 1962.
St Paul's Covent Garden - 1795 fire
The church of this parish, having been destroyed by fire on the XVIIth day of Sept. AD MDCCXCV, was rebuilt, and opened for divine service on the 1st day of August AD MDCCXCVIII. {Using modern date format: The church of this parish, having been destroyed by fire on 17 September 1795, was rebuilt, and opened for divine
Westminster - 9/11 sweet gums
North American Sweet Gum trees donated by the citizens of Westminster to commemorate those lives lost on 11th September 2001 in the United States of America and as a token of friendship between our respective nations. Westminster Tree Trust
TKTS Booth
The Lodge, Leicester Square was opened by Dame Shirley Porter DBE DL, Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster, and George Biggs, President of the Society of West End Theatre, 14 April 1992.
Jubilee Walkway start - pyramid
{North and south sides, below the triangle:} Royal Exchange {East and west sides, below the triangle:} Jubilee Walkway {As well as the text on the illustrations (not transcribed) there are some extensive free-standing texts on some faces:} The Jubilee Walkway, developed and administered by a special Trust, was establis
Coleridge drinking fountain
{Plaque on the west side of the obelisk:} The gift of a few friends. Erected 1888. {Plaque on the base:} "Drink, Pilgrim, Here! Here rest! And if thy heart be innocent, here too shalt thou refresh thy spirit, listening to some gentle sound or passing gale or hum of murmuring bees!" S. T. Coleridge
Searle's Boathouse
{Beneath a hippopotamus and a pair of sculls:} On this site stood Searle's Boathouse, the first home of Leander Club, founded in 1818 and based in Henley-on-Thames since 1896. This stone was placed by Leander members to mark the club's bicentenary in 2018.
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