Plaque Wording: To the memory of James Braidwood superintendent of the London Fire Brigade, who was killed near this spot in the execution of his duty at the great fire on 2 June 1861.
A just man and one that feared god, of good report among all the nation.

Plaque Wording: Emma Cons born 1838 - Emma was a politician, suffragette, educationalist, business woman, philanthropist and impresario. She was the first woman alderman of the London County Council, founder of Morley College and the Old Vic Theatre.
Artist: Laura Symes

Plaque Wording: Octavia Hill born 1838 the founder of modern social work through her tireless work to alleviate poverty from the age of 14, Octavia pioneered affordable housing, campaigned for open space, and co-founded the National Trust.
Artist: Joy Sturgess

Plaque Wording: Eva Hubback born 1886 - An early English feminist and suffragette, Eva became Principal of Morley College in 1927. She was also President of the National Union for Equal Citizenship and was elected to the London County Council.
Artists: Dee Smith and Jo Thorpe

Plaque Wording: Jude Kelly born 1954 is a theatre director and producer with over 100 productions to her name, many of them award winning. She founded the West Yorkshire Playhouse (1990) and Metal (2002), and was appointed Artistic Director of the Southbank Centre in 2005.
Artist: Silvie Jacobi

Plaque Wording: Mrs Mallet born circa 1840 was concerned for the poor of Lambeth and was a district visitor in 1864 trying to identify families in need. She organized a refuge for women and then started to prepare penny dinners. She also ran mothers meetings and gave sewing classes for girls.
Artist: Alejandra Casimiro Herrera

Plaque Wording: Caroline Martineau born 1844. Caroline was one of the earliest teachers at Morley College, and was principal from 1891 until her death in 1902. She was always known for her generosity and keen sense of social purpose - her last and most generous gift to the college was a physics laboratory.
Artist: Jacqueline West

Plaque Wording: Dr Annie McCall born 1859 founded the Clapham Maternity Hospital and through her pioneering work in midwifery and childcare she achieved very high survival rates for mothers and children.
Artist: Laura Symes

Plaque Wording: Able seaman Albert Edward McKenzie born Bermondsey 23rd October 1898
HMS Vindictive, Zeebrugge raid 23rd April 1918 died Chatham 3rd November 1918
Awarded the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous gallantry
Our local hero

Plaque Wording: Margaret Mellor born 1933. As a Waterloo resident Margaret has worked for the last 40 years on community planning in Waterloo. Her main aims have been to increase social housing for families and green open space for everyone. She contributed to the setting up of Waterloo Community Development Group, Coin Street Community Builders and Waterloo Action Centre.
Artist: Jacqueline West

Plaque Wording: Heather Rabbatts born 1955 was a Jamaican born British lawyer, business woman and broadcaster. Chief Executive of London Boroughs of Merton and Lambeth, she has been a campaigner against corruption and for human rights.
Artist: Paula Ligo

Plaque Wording: Mary Seacole born 1805 learned natural medicine in Jamaica and volunteered as a nurse in a cholera outbreak in Jamaica, taking her skills to Central America and then the Crimea War where she treated wounded soldiers from both sides. She wrote her autobiography Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands 1857.
Artist: Alejandra Casimiro Herrera

Plaque Wording: This bronze disc bears an impression of the ground taken from the site in Crimea where Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole ministered to British soldiers during the war of 1853-1856
I trust that England will not forget one who nursed her sick who sought out her wounded to aid and succour them and who performed the last offices for some of her illustrious dead.
Sir William Howard Russell, war correspondent, The Times 1857

Plaque Wording: Mary Seacole Nurse of the Crimean War 1805-1881
Wherever the need arises on whatever distant shore I ask no higher or greater privilege than to minister to it.

Plaque Wording: Violette Szabo born 1921 was a member of the British secret military service in World War 2. Captured when she ran out of ammunition during a gun battle between the French Resistance and German soldiers, Violette was interrogated, tortured, and died in Ravensbruck concentration camp. The French government awarded her the Croix de Guerre in 1947 and the Médaille de la Résistance in 1973.
Artist: Silvie Jacobi

Plaque Wording: Hester Thrale born 1741 was a colourful member of London society, noted for her wit and charm. Her book Reflections is recognised to day as an early feminist history, and her Anecdotes on the late Samuel Johnson is a valuable source for quotations.
Artist: Jacqueline West

Plaque Wording: Seeking Justice from the Crown.
In 1736 Mahomet Weyonomon, a Mohegan Sachem (chief), died in Aldermanbury in the City of London. He was 36 years old. Foreigners could not be buried in the City, so he was carried across the river and buried near St Saviours Church, now Southwark Cathedral. The exact location of the grave is unknown. The sculpture behind you is his memorial.
Mahomets presence in London was the result of injustice and exploitation. His tribe had helped the first settlers in New England survive the bitter cold and repel Indian attacks. The Mohegans became allies of the English but settlers began to steal tribal lands. Despite support for the Mohegan cause from Queen Annes Commissioners in 1705, the lands were not returned.
Mohomet sailed to London in 1735 with three supporters to petition King George II for the return of the stolen lands. While awaiting an audience, Captain John Mason and Mahomet contracted smallpox and died. This memorial was erected at the request of the Mohegan tribe to honour a fallen chief. A stone was brought from Mohegan lands and carved with forms that reflect ancient custom by Peter Randall-Page. It was unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, on 22nd November 2006 with the tribal chairman Bruce Two Dogs Bozsum and the US Ambassador - symbolically granting the audience Mahomet never received.
Mahomet wrote several languages including English and Latin. He was the grandson of Sachem Oweneco who was granted the return of Mohegan lands by an order of 1705 which was ignored by the Connecticut government. Sachem comes from the Mohegan word for stone or rock.

Plaque Wording: Lilian Baylis born 1874 - A niece of Emma Cons, Lilian flourished as a theatrical producer who revived the Old Vic Theatre and Sadlers Wells Theatre, as well as founding the forerunners of English National Opera, the National Theatre and The Royal Ballet.
Artist: Silvie Jacobi

Plaque Wording: Natalie Bell born 1967 is a community activist playing a vital part in local projects such as Coin Street Community Builders, SE1 United Youth Forum, WaCoCo and Friends of St Johns Sculpture Garden. She champions youth leadership and is passionate about bringing community groups together to produce win-win results.
Artist: Naomi Hope