Sir Christopher Hatton (1540-1591), was Lord Chancellor of England and rumoured to be the lover of Queen Elizabeth I. In 1578 the Queen granted Christopher Hatton the grounds of Ely Palace on which Hatton House was built. In the 1600s Hatton . . . — — Map (db m118826) HM
Sir
James
Matthew
Barrie
Bart., O.M.
1860-1937
Novelist, Dramatist
and creator of
'Peter Pan'
lived in a house
on this site
1885-1888 — — Map (db m110376) HM
24th September 1917
13 people were killed and 22 injured near this spot on the steps of the old Bedford Hotel by a 112 lb bomb dropped by a Gotha in one of Londons first night air raids — — Map (db m109121) HM
St. Pancras Old Church stands on one of Europe's most ancient sites of Christian worship, possibly dating back to the early 4th Century. The present building has been here since the 11th or 12th Century and is situated close to the River Fleet, . . . — — Map (db m117417) HM
Ernest
BOULTON
1847-1904
Frederick PARK
1846-1881
'Stella & Fanny'
Victorian
cross-dressers
lodged at
13 Wakefield Street
on this site
1868-1870 — — Map (db m115489) HM
Bloomsbury
Group members
Virginia Woolf
Duncan Grant
Adrian Stephen
Leonard Woolf &
John Maynard
Keynes
lived in a house
on this site
1911-1912 — — Map (db m111130) HM
The Last Goon Show of All
starring
Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan
& Harry Secombe
was recorded by the BBC
in this Theatre on
30th April 1972 — — Map (db m115384) HM
The pub dates to the late Victorian era, and was much frequented by artists and writers before the war, when it was known as "The Baby's Bottom", perhaps because it was once painted pink. It was originally a Taylor Walker brewery pub (the original . . . — — Map (db m109267) HM
The earliest official reference to the tavern now known as The Queen's Larder is contained in a deed drawn up in 1710 when Sir Nathaniel Curzon let the house to a London Stationer named Matthew Allam. The mortgage was transferred during the . . . — — Map (db m109117) HM
The first sermon on British soil by The Reverend Dr Martin Luther King was preached here at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church in October 1961 — — Map (db m239963) HM
In the rear is
The White Conduit
(circa 1300.A.D)
Originally part of the water supply
to the Greyfriars Monastery
Newgate Street — — Map (db m110387) HM
THOMAS CORAM was born at Lyme Regis, Dorset in 1668. He became a Captain in the Merchant Navy trading between England and America. For several years he lived in America as a Shipwright gaining a great reputation as an expert on all matters . . . — — Map (db m112120) HM
This eighteenth century building was erected to collect tolls from those passing through the western entrance to the estates of the bishops of London — — Map (db m68119) HM
Virginia Woolf
lived in a house formerly on the south side of
Tavistock Square from 1924 to 1939 where most of her
greatest novels were written and published
Then one day walking round Tavistock Square I made up,
as I sometimes make . . . — — Map (db m121053) HM
Brunswick Square Gardens were laid out in 1796 as part of the Foundling Hospital Estate. The main building of the hospital for children who could not be brought up by their natural parents had been built in 1745 on the site of modern-day Coram's . . . — — Map (db m120813) HM
The square is in Bloomsbury, the medical and academic quarter of London with its historical architecture, noteworthy monuments, special literary interests and international peace associations. Once part of the estate of the Dukes of Bedford and . . . — — Map (db m120835) HM
History of the Marchmont Community Garden site:
The site was at the heart of Lamb's Conduit Fields until the cash-strapped Governors of the Foundling Hospital allowed James Burton to build hundreds of houses on their Estate, including . . . — — Map (db m121015) HM
Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia
Founders of the Suffragette Movement lived in a house on this site 1888-1893 — — Map (db m239964) HM
This Tavern was established in the year 1549. During the proscription of the Roman Catholic religion it was used as a shelter for Priests and Services were held here secretly. The neighbourhood was once notorious for the gambling houses of . . . — — Map (db m220783) HM
( east plaque )
On this plot of grovnd stood of old “Pavls Cross” whereat amid svch scenes of good and evil as makevp hvman affsirs the conscience of chvrch and nation throvgh five centvries fovnd pvblic vtterance. The first record of it . . . — — Map (db m117869) HM
[Inset within a reproduction of the front cover of All The Year Round is the marker text:]
Saturday, 30th April, 1859
Charles Dickens, pen name
"Boz", operated out of
the Cheshire Cheese Pub
while producing his journal
"All . . . — — Map (db m111228) HM
Corporation of London
Blackfriars Bridge
standing on the site of the original bridge named after
William Pitt the Elder in 1760. Constructed and maintained
without burden upon public funds out of monies derived from the
Bridge House . . . — — Map (db m118269) HM
Tuesday 15th September, 1964
The Sun was launched to
replace the The Daily Herald.
First printed at Boverie
Street, south of Fleet Street. — — Map (db m120042) HM
Elia
To the immortal memory of
Charles Lamb
Perhaps the most beloved name
in English literature who
was a bluecoat boy here for
7 years
B. 1775 D. 1834
[Lower panel:]
This memorial was moved here in . . . — — Map (db m111337) HM
In gratitude to the people of Britain for saving the lives of 10,000 unaccompanied mainly Jewish children who fled from Nazi persecution in 1938 and 1939.
“Whosoever rescues a single soul is credited as though they had saved the whole . . . — — Map (db m117258) HM
Christ Church
Newgate Street
This burial ground
was laid out by order of
The Vestry, Sept. 10th 1880
Rev. T.D. Morse M.A. Vicar
John Mixer · William Pitman
Church Wardens — — Map (db m118825) HM
Christ’s Hospital
Founded near this site by King Edward VI – 1552
To house, feed and educate needy children
Incorporating the Royal Mathematical School,
founded by King Charles II – 1673
the School moved to Horsham, West . . . — — Map (db m118823) HM
Welcome to Christchurch Greyfriars Garden
This garden covers the burial grounds on the site of the former nave of Christchurch Greyfriars, which were taken over by the Corporation of London in 1931. The Rose garden was laid out in 1989 and is . . . — — Map (db m118821) HM
These dragons represent a constituent part of the armorial bearings of the City of London and have been erected to indicate the western boundary of the city. This commemorative plaque was unveiled by The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor Sir Ralph Edgar . . . — — Map (db m118273) HM
Was built on this site Circa 1500 and rebuilt and enlarged 1674. A fire partially destroyed the hall which was again rebuilt, but was totally destroyed by fire in 1771. — — Map (db m145211) HM
Wednesday, 11th March 1702
The first edition of the Daily Courant
was published in Fleet Street,
Britain's first daily newspaper. — — Map (db m117367) HM
East India Arms
The East India Company was incorporated on 31st December 1600.
Queen Elizabeth I signed the Charter creating ‘The Company of Merchants of London Trading to the East Indies’. Over 200 subscribers raised almost £70,000 — a . . . — — Map (db m121553) HM
Edgar Wallace
Reporter
Born London 1875
Died Hollywood 1932
Founder Member of the
Company of Newspaper Makers
He knew wealth & poverty, yet had
walked with kings & kept his bearing.
Of his talents he gave lavishly
to authorship . . . — — Map (db m118264) HM
The Great Fire of London of 1666 burned this far but was stopped by the City Wall, saving areas further north and northwest from destruction. Later on, parts of the City Wall were demolished whilst others were incorporated into new buildings, now . . . — — Map (db m118138) HM
This Foundation Stone was Laid by
The Duke of Gloucester G.C.V.O.
On the 31st October 1990
To Inaugurate the Construction of this Building on Behalf of
The Master, Wardens and Freemen and Commonality of the Mystery of Vintners
And
Wates . . . — — Map (db m117898) HM
This frieze was removed from numbers 53 and 54 Barbican when it was demolished in 1962 and re-erected by the Corporation of London in 1975. Numbers 53 and 54 Barbican were the premises of W. Bryer & Sons Gold Refiners and assayers whose trade is . . . — — Map (db m118509) HM
At this place
THINGS
on 15th June 1381
CANNOT
Wat Tyler, John Ball
GO ON
and other representatives
WELL
of the Great Rising.
IN ENGLAND
met King Richard II
NOR
to finalise terms
EVER WELL
for ending the Rebellion. . . . — — Map (db m117192) HM
This Tablet Was Erected
by the Corporation of London
in The Mayoralty of Sir Marcus Samuel
to Mark the Western Boundary of The City
and to Commemorate the Occasion of the Last Visit of
Her Majesty Queen Victoria
who Was Here . . . — — Map (db m118274) HM
London Bridge
One site, many bridges
The current bridge is one of many since the Romans built the first one close to this site 2,000 years ago; it is thought to have had a drawbridge in the centre to allow ships to sail upriver just like . . . — — Map (db m118611) HM
Conservation repairs have been carried out to this Bastion, which forms part of the remains of the City Wall. The site is a Scheduled Monument and part of ‘The Barbican’ Grade II Registered Historic Park & Garden. The work was necessary to protect . . . — — Map (db m118132) HM
Conservation repairs have been carried out to this Bastion, which forms part of the remains of the City Wall. The work was necessary in order to protect the Scheduled Monument from decay.
Moss and plant growth together with their root systems . . . — — Map (db m115959) HM
To the
Immortal Honour
of the Officers
Non-Commissioned
Officers and Men
of London
Who Served Their
King and Empire
In The Great War
1914 1919
This Memorial is
Dedicated In Proud &
Grateful Recognition
By the City and . . . — — Map (db m121571) WM
[South face]
Malta G.C.
In 1940 the sinister shadow of fascism spilled across Europe and into North Africa. Malta, under the protection of Great Britain, found herself alone in a hostile Mediterranean 800 miles from her nearest allies . . . — — Map (db m187812) HM WM
Within a few feet of this spot,
John Rogers,
John Bradford,
John Philpot,
and other servants of God,
suffered death by fire
for the faith of Christ,
in the years 1555, 1556, 1557. — — Map (db m116782) HM
