Plaques in London

It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.

Near the site where the English Archbishop was born, you can find an emblem in the shape of a pilgrim's badge.

A plaque pays tribute to the artist's longtime London home.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.

The home studio one of Britain's first independent record producers is also the site of a murder-suicide.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

On a wall in linear London, a plaque hangs at the high water mark of one of the worst floods in fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.