It can trace its origins back to 1553, when King Edward VI re-established St Thomas' hospital, having been closed during the Reformation. In 1721, Thomas Guy funded the building of the hospital which now bears his name. Foundation trust status was achieved in 2004.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Guy's & St Thomas' Charities Foundation
Jonson seems to have had a special ability with elegies for children, not lea...
On this site, poet & apothecary John Keats, & his friend, the poet, a...
Unveiled by Andrew Motion, author of a Keats biography. The quotation comes ...
{On a nearby modern plaque:} The London Bridge niche. Portland stone. The sto...
Physician, benefactor of the British Museum and an early benefactor to the Chelsea Physic Garden. Responsible for the addition of milk to chocolate to produce a palatable drink. Born Killyleagh, Ir...
Person, Benefactor, Medicine, Museums / Libraries, Race Issues, Science, Ireland
From Islington:The Pest House was built in 1594, in the fields where Bath Street is now situated. It served to isolate those suffering from such incurable or infectious diseases as leprosy and the ...
A meeting of the club is held twice a year, at which various papers, from research ideas through to completed, published studies are presented. BJGP tells that this nationwide club was founded by ...
Eminent obstetrician and physician extraordinary to Queen Victoria. Born Charterhouse Square. As a friend of Baron Rothschild and obstetrician to his wife, helped him set up the Evelina Children'...
We've over-lightened the photo so you can see the indentation which used to hold the plaque, on the side facing the path.
Actor and theatre manager. Born at 2 Pembridge Villas. Max Beerbohm was his half-brother and cousin. Founded Her Majesty's Theatre in 1897 and ran it until his death. Founded the Royal Academy of D...
We found this plaque in 2010 and photographed it but following the pre-Jubolympics sprucing up of Jubillee Gardens in 2012, the plaque di...
In our photo the plaque can be seen above the head of the passer-by on the right.
The spaces between the first and second floor windows carry carved brick panels, one in each of the seven bays. Purely decorative panels ...
