On 15 April 1991, on the occasion of the Swiss Confederation, the Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor David Avery named this area “Swiss Court” as a token of the lasting friendship between Switzerland and the United Kingdom. . . . — — Map (db m117772) HM
In the early hours of Friday 16 October 1987 a great storm struck South East England. In four violent hours London lost 250,000 trees. Its skyline changed for ever. The Evening Standard launched a tree appeal and this English oak, placed here a . . . — — Map (db m122247) HM
The name Golden Square would appear to originate from Gelding Close which referred to the land being used for the grazing of horses. A building licence was granted for the land in 1673 and development proceeded initiated by two speculators, John . . . — — Map (db m111770) HM
Marble Arch was designed by John Nash in 1828 to be the main entrance to Buckingham Palace. It was moved to its present site in 1851 when an extension was built to Buckingham Palace, leaving insufficient space for the Arch.
Marble Arch . . . — — Map (db m121374) HM
Mount Street Gardens was first laid out as a public garden in 1889-90 on the site of a former burial ground belonging to the parish of St. George Hanover Square. Mount Street takes its name from Mount Field, which included Oliver's Mount, the . . . — — Map (db m121347) HM
Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding was Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command, Royal Air Force, from its formation in 1936 until November 1940. He was thus responsible for the preparation for and the conduct of the Battle of Britain.
With remarkable . . . — — Map (db m111385) HM WM
Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park commanded Number 11 Group Fighter Command which defended London and South East England successfully during the Battle of Britain
Responsible for the hour by hour decisions of 11 Group New Zealander Keith Park . . . — — Map (db m111059) HM WM
In Memory Of
Andrew Young F S I
First Valuer to the London County Council
1889 — 1914
He Laboured to Beautify
The London He Loved — — Map (db m118774) HM
This monument is dedicated to all the animals that served and died alongside British and Allied Forces in wars and campaigns throughout time
They had no choice
Many and various animals were employed to support British and Allied Forces in . . . — — Map (db m121337) WM
Originally intended for musicals,
the Apollo Theatre opened in 1901
with a farce called the 'Belle of
Bohemia'. A popular policy of musicals,
drama and comedy has continued
to the present day. Notable long-runs
in recent years include . . . — — Map (db m121302) HM
Whatever burden you are to carry
We also will shoulder that burden
Australia United Kingdom
1914 1918
1939 1945
This Memorial Honours The Commitment Of Australians
Who served alongside Britain and her Allies
In defence of . . . — — Map (db m118093) WM
In Memory of the 202 Innocent People
Killed by an Act of Terrorism in Kuta
on the Island of Bali, Indonesia on the 12th of October 2002
The British Citizens Lost Are Here Lovingly Remembered
( the names and ages of those lost are . . . — — Map (db m118023) HM
The fighters are our salvation but the bombers alone provide the means of victory
Winston Churchill · September 1940
This memorial is dedicated to the 55,573 airmen from the United Kingdom British Commonwealth & Allied Nations who served . . . — — Map (db m118090) WM
Boys of St. Martin’s School
Rest in Peace
A. Askew · R. McMillan · W.C.A. Payne · W. Padwick · E.W. Rundle · C. Stone · W.T. Messenger · W.R.J. Price · W.F. Boulter M.M · W. Briggs · W.F. Marsh · C.W. Pratt · E.J. Gilmore · H. Yeates · G. . . . — — Map (db m122249) WM
To the Memory of
2162
Officers Non-Comd. Officers
and Privates of the
Brigade of Guards
Who Fell During the
War with Russia
In 1854-56
Erected by their comrades — — Map (db m117833) WM
Britain In Bloom
London Regional Trophy 1971
Presented By The London Tourist Board
To The City of Westminster
Winner Of The Above Award
And Planted By The Right Worshipful
The Lord Mayor Councillor John Wells
On 7th January 1972 . . . — — Map (db m117966) HM
From 1923 to 1932
The Studios and Offices of
The British Broadcasting Company
And its Successor
The British Broadcasting Corporation
Were in this Building — — Map (db m117970) HM
The Red Granite kerbstone
marks the site of the historic
BROAD STREET PUMP
associated with Dr. John Snow's
discovery in 1854
that Cholera is conveyed by water — — Map (db m145183) HM
[Left side]
Buckingham Palace is the principal official residence of the British Monarch. It stands on the site of a country house, built for the Duke of Buckingham, which was purchased in 1761 by George III and re-modelled by Sir William . . . — — Map (db m199129) HM
Lest we forget … to whom this memorial is dedicated.
Designed by Canadian sculptor Pierre Granche and unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen in 1994, this memorial pays tribute to the nearly one million Canadian and Newfoundland men and women who . . . — — Map (db m118062) WM
In March 1848 on this site formerly 41 Charing Cross the Canterbury Association met and planned the settlement of the province founded on the 16 December 1850 by English settlers led by John Robert Godley. — — Map (db m118029) HM
R.N. F.R.S.
Born 1728 Died 1779
Circumnavigator of the Globe · Explorer of the Pacific Ocean · He laid the Foundations of The British Empire in Austrailia and New Zealand
Charted the Shores of Newfoundland and Traversed the Ocean Gates . . . — — Map (db m117785) HM
Cavendish Square was planned in 1717 as the centrepiece of the new Marylebone estate of Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford and Mortimer. The square is named after Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holies, his wife, through whom he succeeded to the manor of . . . — — Map (db m111731) HM
The Charing Cross Monument is modeled on an early medieval commemorative cross erected by King Edward I for his Queen Eleanor I of Castile (1246-90). Twelve crosses marked the journey of her funeral cortege from Harby near Lincoln where she died, . . . — — Map (db m157347) HM
Charles James Napier
General
Born
MDCCLXXXII
Died
MDCCCLIII
Erected by Public Subscription
The Most Numerous Contributors
Being Private Soldiers — — Map (db m118034) HM
[Front:]
The Chindit Badge
Portraying a Chinthe, A Mythical
Beast, Guardian of Burmese Temples
from which was derived the name
Chindits, their motto being
The Boldest Measures
Are The Safest
In Memory Of All Who . . . — — Map (db m111474) HM WM
A Catholic chapel belonging to the Portuguese Embassy at 24 Golden
Square existed here in the early 18h century. In 1747 the Portuguese
Embassy moved elsewhere and the house and chapel were taken over
by the Bavarian Embassy. The chapel was . . . — — Map (db m211951) HM
( northeast side )
This obelisk quarried at Syene was erected at On (Heliopolis) by the Pharaoh Thothmes III about 1500 B.C.
Lateral inscriptions were added nearly two centuries later by Ramses the Great
Removed during the Greek . . . — — Map (db m117968) HM
This tablet is erected by the Cromwell Association to the memory of the undermentioned whose remains were disinterred from Westminster Abbey at the time of the restoration of King Charles II and were in September 1661 buried in this churchyard of . . . — — Map (db m117908) HM
On this site in January 1918
Dame Katharine Furse G.B.E.
Established the first headquarters of the
W.R.N.S.
Womens Royal Naval Service — — Map (db m121376) HM
His albums Hunky Dory and
The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust,
and the iconic single Space Oddity
were recorded here at
Trident Studios
Awarded by
BBC Radio London — — Map (db m109081) HM
Impresario
Don Arden
And Mod Band
“Small Faces”
(Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenny Jones, Ian McLagan and Jimmy Winston)
Worked Here
1965-1967 — — Map (db m117770) HM
Dr John Snow (1813 - 1858) founding father of Epidemiology. In 1854 his research linked deaths to the water pump near this site and thus determined that cholera is a water borne disease. — — Map (db m145194) HM
This pretty cottage was built in 1841 as the home of the bird-keeper in St. James's Park. It also had a club room for the Ornithological Society of London, which once helped to look after the park's duck and geese.
The design, like a Swiss . . . — — Map (db m110146) HM
Dwight David Eisenhower
October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969
General of the Army
President of the United States
A Life of Service to Freedom
★ 1915 Graduated from West Point
★ 1916 . . . — — Map (db m112857) HM WM
Humanity · Fortitude · Devotion · Sacrifice
Edith Cavell
Brussels
Dawn
October 12
1915
Patriotism is Not Enough
I Must Have No Hatred or
Bitterness For Anyone — — Map (db m122250) HM
The United States of America recognizes the selfless service and manifold contributions of General Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, 1944-1945. At this site, General Eisenhower, on behalf of freedom loving peoples throughout the . . . — — Map (db m116814) HM WM
London County Council
Robert Adam
Thomas Hood
John Galsworthy
Sir James Barrie
and
Other Eminent Artists
and Writers lived here — — Map (db m122123) HM
Emmeline Pankhurst
1858
1928
This Statue Of
Emmeline Pankhurst
Was Erected
As A Tribute To
Her Courageous
Leadership Of The
Movement For The
Enfranchisement
Of Women — — Map (db m121946) HM
ESSEX STREET
was laid out in the grounds by
NICHOLAS BARBON in 1675
Among many famous lawyers
who lived here were
Sir ORLANDO BRIDGEMAN c.1606-1674
Lord Keeper,
HENRY FIELDING 1707-1754
Novelist and
BRASS CROSBY . . . — — Map (db m114240) HM
This Church of the Society of Jesus in the Mayfair district of London, is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and has special place in the hearts of many people, Popularly known as Farm Street Church, it harks back to . . . — — Map (db m110250) HM
To the Everlasting Memory of All the Men and Women from the United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth and the Many Allied Nations Who Have Given Their Lives Whilst Serving in the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.
He rode upon a . . . — — Map (db m117926) WM
( south face, front )
Foch
1851 1929
( east face )
I Am Conscious
Of Having Served England
As I Served
My Own Country
( north face, rear )
Marechal Ferdinand Foch
Marechal de l'Armee
Britannique . . . — — Map (db m118109) WM
About 350 years ago, workmen dug a canal in St. James's Park for the enjoyment of the fun-loving Charles II.
The King swam in the canal in the summer and skated on the ice in winter; He spent many hours feeding his collection of . . . — — Map (db m109493) HM
This is the
Former site of the....
1960s - Flamingo Club
Where Georgie Fame recorded
"Night Train"
1970s - Whiskey-A-Go-Go
Where James Brown and
Kool & the Gang played
1980s and 90s - The Wag Club
In 1984 David . . . — — Map (db m116768) HM
Franklin
To the Great Arctic Navigator
And His Brave Companions
Who Sacrificed Their Lives in Completing
The Discovery of the North West Passage
A.D. 1847-8
Erected By the Unanimous Vote of Parliament
( south side )
Her . . . — — Map (db m117745) HM
Gaiety
Theatre
On this site until 1957 stood
the re-sited Gaiety Theatre which
continued the tradition set by its
predecessor for musical comedies,
and famed during the 1890’s for the
delightful Gaiety Girls and their
Stage Door . . . — — Map (db m118786) HM
General Don Jose de
San Martin
1778 – 1850
Founder of the
Argentine Independence
He Also Gave Freedom
To Chile and Peru
( right side )
The Argentine British Community
In Argentina
To the People of London
( . . . — — Map (db m118101) HM
The third theatre to bear the title of its bankside namesake was originally known as the 'Hick's Theatre' and was built by the eminent theatre designer W G R Sprague. The Globe Theatre continues to delight with a successful mix of serious drama and . . . — — Map (db m111360) HM
Glockenspiel with 27 bells, a musical automaton clock and a procession of herdsmen and their animals ascending the alpine meadows. Dedicated in 1985 by the people of the Confederation of Switzerland and of the Principality of Liechtenstein to . . . — — Map (db m117773) HM
This Oak Tree Was Planted By
The Lord Mayor Of Westminster
Councillor Kevin Gardner B.D.S.
On Behalf Of The
Employees Of Shell U.K.
As One Of The Trees Planted To
Replace Those That Were Lost During
The Great Storm Of 16-17 October . . . — — Map (db m117963) HM
In this chapel the armed forces of the United States of America held divine service during the Great War of 1939 to 1945 and gave thanks to God for the victory of the Allies. — — Map (db m111356) HM WM
( east face )
To the Glory of God and in Memory of the Officers Warrant Officers Non Commissioned Officers & Guardsmen of His Majesty’s Regiments of Foot Guards Who Gave Their Lives for Their King and Country During the Great War 1914 . . . — — Map (db m117845) WM
On the night of 17th September 1940 during The Blitz, at London Auxiliary Fire Station stood on this site when it was hit by a bomb Fireman Harry Ehrengott (Errington), son of Jewish immigrants living in Soho, won the George Cross the highest . . . — — Map (db m160254) HM
Henry Irving
Actor
Born 1838 · Died 1905 · Knight · Litt D Dublin · D Litt Cambridge · Ll D Glasgow · Erected by English Actors and Actresses and by Others Connected with the theatre in this country — — Map (db m117784) HM
In 1705 Sir John Vanbrugh
built the first of four theatres
on this famous site. The second
theatre, known variously as 'The King's'
and 'Her Majesty's', was the home of
Italian opera, while the present
theatre, designed by C J Phipps . . . — — Map (db m113934) HM
Horse Guards Parade
This panoramic panel has been placed here to mark the 80th birthday of Her Majesty The Queen. It shows a representation of the Queen's Birthday Parade, the annual ceremony of Trooping of the Colour on Horse Guards Parade. The . . . — — Map (db m117864) HM
HQS Wellington is a unique part of Britain’s maritime heritage and the last surviving example of a wartime escort ship in Britain.
Wellington was built for the Royal Navy in 1934 and during the second World War served in the Battle of the . . . — — Map (db m118304) HM WM
To the Glorious and Immortal
Memory of the Officers NCO’s and Men
of the Imperial Camel Corps · British
Australian New Zealand Indian
Who Fell in Action or Died of Wounds
and Disease in Egypt Sinai and Palestine
1916-1917-1918 . . . — — Map (db m117962) WM
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