Imperial Standards of Length
Placed on this Site by the
Standards Department of the Board of Trade
By the Permission of the Commissioners of
Her Majesty’s Works and Public Buildings
MDCCCLXXXVI
( small plaque )
Imperial . . . — — Map (db m118036) HM
Alan Dower Blumlein filed a patent for a two-channel audio system
called “stereo” on 14 December 1931. It included a “shuffling”
circuit to preserve directional sound, an orthogonal “Blumlein
Pair” of velocity microphones, the recording of two . . . — — Map (db m167118) HM
[Obverse:]
Iraq
Afghanistan
[Reverse:]
Duty
Service
[Text around base of memorial:]
In recognition of all British military personnel and UK civilians who served and worked in Iraq 1990-2009 and Afghanistan . . . — — Map (db m111351) WM
In this House Lived
John Adams
First American Minister to GREAT BRITAIN, May 1785 to
March 1788 afterwards Second President of the UNITED STATES
From here his Daughter ABIGAIL was married to
COLONEL WILLIAM STEPHENS SMITH, . . . — — Map (db m109295) HM
John
First Lord Lawrence
Ruler of the Punjab
During the
Sepoy Mutiny of 1857
Viceroy of India
from
1864 to 1869
Erected by his Fellow Subjects
British and Indian
A.D. 1882 — — Map (db m117831) HM
City of Westminster
John
Peake Knight
1828 – 86
Inventor of the World’s
First Traffic Lights
Which Were
Erected Here
9th Dec. 1868
J.P. Knight Group Ltd. 1998 — — Map (db m128352) HM
Hungarian born
British ophthalmologist
Invented Living Eye
Impression Technique
1930
First contact lens
only practice here
1937-1964 — — Map (db m111739) HM
The Bronze Memorial Statue of
King George VI
By William MacMillan
Stood Here from 1956 in a setting
Designed by Louis De Soissons
In 2008 It Was Moved to Become
Part of the New Memorial to
King George VI
and
Queen Elizabeth . . . — — Map (db m117836) HM
In
Commemoration of the
Twenty-Fifth
Anniversary of the
Accession
Of His Majesty
King George V
This Reach of the River Between
London Bridge
And Westminster
Bridge Was, With
His Majesty’s
Gracious permission
Named by
The . . . — — Map (db m118301) HM
Kipling House and the ground upon which it stands, enjoys an interesting and illustrious past. standing on the site of Norwich House, the town house of the Bishops of Norwich, which dates back to 1237. Upon the great dissolution of the monasteries . . . — — Map (db m122244) HM
[Memorial - front:]
The
Korean
War
1950-1953
[Memorial - left:]
British
Forces
In this fierce and brutal conflict those who fought included many Second World War veterans reinforced by . . . — — Map (db m111753) HM WM
Founded what is now the
Royal National Institute
for Deaf People in
this building
9th June 1911
Unveiled by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh 9 June 1998 — — Map (db m109243) HM
Leopold (Leo) Samuel Marks, MBE lived flat 410 Park West,
when Chief of Codes at Special Operations Executive (SOE) in WW2. He was a key trainer of secret agents sent to defeat the Nazis.
Set a watch before my mouth Lord:
and over the . . . — — Map (db m205212) HM
Lioness and Lesser Kudu
by Jonathan Kenworthy
Commissioned by
His Grace
The Duke of Westminster
To Mark the Opening of
Upper Grosvenor Gardens
To the People of Westminster
13 June 2000 — — Map (db m118107) HM
Major — General Lord Cheylesmore
G.B.E. K.C.M.G. K.C.V.O. Grenadier Guards
Born 1848 Died 1925
Soldier Administrator
Philanthropist and Steadfast Friend — — Map (db m117951) HM
Built by C.J. Phipps
The Lyric Theatre opened in 1888
with the comic opera Dorothy and
has since developed a tradition of
drama, light comedy and popular
musicals The great Italian actress
Eleonora Duse made her debut
here in . . . — — Map (db m121274) HM
Erected To
Commemorate
The Glorious
Heroes
Of The
Machine Gun
Corps
Who Fell In
The Great War
Saul hath slain his thousands
but David his tens of thousands
MCMXIV MCMXIX
( back )
The . . . — — Map (db m118097) WM
To
Major General
Sir Henry Havelock
K.C.B.
And His Brave Companions
In Arms
During the Campaign in India
1857
“Soldiers! Your labours
your privations your sufferings
and your valour
will not be forgotten by
a . . . — — Map (db m118035) HM
Site of the Mont Blanc Restaurant where leading writers, including Belloc, Chesterton, Conrad and Galsworthy met regularly in the early years of the 20th century. — — Map (db m116773) HM
The Women of World War II
[South Panel:]
This memorial was raised to commemorate the vital work done by over 7 million women during World War II
Funded by the charity Memorial to Women of World War II and supported by . . . — — Map (db m111050) WM
City of Westminster
This Building was
Once Known as the
National
Sporting club
March 1891 – October 1929
Which under its President
Hugh Cecil Lowther
The Fifth Earl of Lonsdale
and co-founders
Arthur ‘Peggy’ Bettinson
& . . . — — Map (db m118781) HM
An 18 ft statue of Admiral Horatio Nelson stands atop the column. Four bronze relief sculptures, cast from captured French guns, are on the faces of the plinth. They depict Nelson’s major battles.The Death of Nelson at Trafalgar, . . . — — Map (db m118031) WM
( some inscriptions on the columns of the memorial )
This memorial commemorates the enduring bonds between New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and our shared sacrifice during times of war. It is a symbol both of our common heritage, and . . . — — Map (db m118098) HM WM
In this buiding 24 June 1942 - 8 November 1942 General of the Army Dwight D Eisenhower Supreme Allied Commander formed the first Allied force headquarters and in conjunction with the commanders of the fighting services of the Allied nations and . . . — — Map (db m116820) HM
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company - known today as P&O - grew from a partnership between an Englishman, Brodie McGhie Willcox and a Shetlander, Arthur Anderson. In 1837 their Peninsular Steam shipping service between England and . . . — — Map (db m117788) HM
Within these precincts stood the Palace of the Savoy, the erection of which was begun by Peter, Ninth Count of Savoy and Earl of Richmond. A.D. 1246 Henry III King of England bestowed the site “in vico qui vocato la straunde” on . . . — — Map (db m122106) HM
Built for Richard D'Oyly Carte in 1891 by T E Collcutt and known as the 'Royal English Opera House', the theatre was renamed 'The Palace of Theatre Varieties' in 1892. In 1911 it became the Palace Theatre and is famous for being the home of London's . . . — — Map (db m115482) HM
Parliament Square is in the heart of ceremonial London, close to the seat of government. The square itself originally designed by Sir Charles Barry in 1850, was redesigned for the festival of Britain in 1951, and is now hailed as a ‘World Square’. . . . — — Map (db m118022) HM
Parliament Square represents the different arms of the state on each side of the square - Legislature to the east (the Houses of Parliament), Executive to the north (Whitehall), Judiciary to the west (the Supreme Court), and Church to the south . . . — — Map (db m128353) HM
The Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross was erected in 1865 as the centrepiece for the newly opened Charing Cross railway station. It was commissioned by the South Eastern Railway Company, who also owned the Charing Cross Hotel, built above the station a . . . — — Map (db m221369) HM
In 1691, Sir Christopher Wren designed for Queen Mary II
a terrace overlooking the Thames in front of the old river wall
of Whitehall Palace built by Henry VIII. This terrace projecting about 70 feet into the bed of the river, was about 280 feet . . . — — Map (db m121465) HM
Queen’s Theatre
The Old Queen’s Theatre
occupied this site for just eleven
years from 1867 to 1878 and was
renowned in its day, albeit fleetingly,
for the distinguished players, including
Ellen Terry and Charles Wyndham,
who trod its . . . — — Map (db m118784) HM
This College is an Independent Day School for girls aged 11-18 and was the first academic institution for girls providing qualifications and access to education — — Map (db m110918) HM
In Memory of
11,575 Officers
Warrant Officers
Non-Commissioned
Officers and
Riflemen of
The Rifle Brigade
Who Fell In
The Great War
1914 - 1918.
( stone in front of the memorial )
And In Memory
Of 1329 Officers . . . — — Map (db m118104) WM
In 2001, the UK Government asked the RNLI to provide lifeboat cover for a river - the Thames - for the first time in the charity's history. The following year, a lifeboat station was established at Tower Pier and a 40-knot E class lifeboat was . . . — — Map (db m117973) HM
Who with four companions E.A. Wilson, H.R. Bowers, L.E.G.Oates, E.E. Evans died March 1912 returning from the South Pole "Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardwood endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred . . . — — Map (db m111430) HM
Royal Aeronautical Society
Aeronautical Heritage Plaque
The Royal Aeronautical Society was created in 1866 to further the art, science and engineering of aeronautics.
Unveiled in 2016, this plaque marks the 150th anniversary of the Society’s . . . — — Map (db m121378) HM
City of Westminster
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force was formed
and had its first headquarters here
in the former Hotel Cecil
1st April 1918
Through Adversity To The Stars
( small brass plaque )
This Plaque was Unveiled by . . . — — Map (db m122116) HM
( east side, facing the River Thames )
1914
1918
In
Perpetual
Memory
1939
1945
( west side, facing the street )
In Memory of
All Ranks of the
Royal Naval Air
Service Royal
Flying Corps
Royal Air Force . . . — — Map (db m117945) WM
In Proud Remembrance Of The
Forty Nine Thousand & Seventy Six
Of All Ranks Of The
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Who Gave Their Lives For King
And Country In The Great War
1914 - 1919
Mesopotamia · Dardanelles · Macedonia · Arabia · . . . — — Map (db m119272) WM
Erected
by the Officers and Men
of the
Royal Marines
In Memory of Their
Comrades who were Killed In Action
Or Died of Wounds or Disease
In South Africa and China
1899 - 1900
( rear plaque )
South Africa
Major J.H. . . . — — Map (db m117786) WM
From Mud Through Blood, To The Green Fields Beyond
This Memorial Was Unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Colonel-in-Chief Royal Tank Regiment on 13th June 2000
( plaque in front )
Royal Tank Regiment
Memorial Statue
This . . . — — Map (db m118816) WM
Broad Sanctuary links Parliament Square to Victoria Street. It is also part of the ceremonial route to Westminster Abbey. On 29 April 2011 Prince William of Wales (newly created Duke of Cambridge) arrived here to marry Miss Catherine Middleton, and . . . — — Map (db m117923) HM
The
House of the
Royal Society for
The Encouragement
Of Arts Manufactures
and Commerce
Foundation Laid 28 March 1772
Completed 2 April 1774
Robert & James Adam
Architects — — Map (db m122120) HM
In a House
formerly standing
on this site lived
Samuel Pepys
1633 – 1703 Diarist &
Robert Harley
Earl of Oxford
1661 – 1724 Statesman
And in this house lived
William Etty
1787 – 1849 Painter &
Clarkson . . . — — Map (db m122210) HM
Samuel Plimsoll
Born 1824 – died 1898
Erected by the Members
of the National Union of
Seamen. In Grateful
Recognition of His
Services to the
Men of the Sea
Of All Nations — — Map (db m117947) HM
This Plaque
Was Unveiled by
Her Royal Highness
the
Princess of Wales
To Celebrate
the
Reopening of the
Newly restored
Savoy Theatre
19th July 1993 — — Map (db m122111) HM
The Shakespeare's Head, which was built in 1735, was
originally owned by Thomas & John Shakespeare, who were
distant relatives of the poet.
In its early days, the tavern stood on the boundary line that
divided the lands of the Mercers Company . . . — — Map (db m120101) HM
