Plaque

Royal College of Physicians - EC4

Inscription

Site of the Royal College of Physicians, 1674 - 1825.
The Corporation of the City of London

Site: Royal College of Physicians - EC4 (1 memorial)

EC4, Warwick Lane

This plaque is on a very dull building next door to the actual site of the Physicians' building, now occupied by the splendid 1888 red brick Cutlers' Hall. Frieze by Creswick. See Ornamental Passions for details of the terracotta frieze.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Royal College of Physicians - EC4

Subjects commemorated i

Royal College of Physicians

Founded by Thomas Linacre in 1518 with a charter granted by Henry VIII. Thei...

Read More

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Royal College of Physicians - EC4

Created by i

Corporation of the City of London

The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Newquay House - left

Newquay House - left

SE11, Newburn Street, Newquay House

In 1933 the Duke of Cornwall was Prince Edward, who would later briefly become King Edward VIII.

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Horatio Myer's war memorial

Horatio Myer's war memorial

SE11, Vauxhall Walk, Graphite Square

At some point between the 60s and 80s the memorial was moved to the company's Cambridgeshire site. When the business was sold Jonathan My...

War dead | WW1
15 subjects commemorated
Bert Ambrose

Bert Ambrose

W1, Stratton Street, May Fair Hotel

When the May Fair Hotel opened in 1927 Ambrose took a job as band leader that included a flat at the hotel which he retained even when he...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Toilet opened - Aldgate

Toilet opened - Aldgate

EC3, Aldgate High Street

Either this plaque is a joke or there is something special about the toilet. Perhaps this was the first of this style of toilet in the C...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Sir David Low - W8

Sir David Low - W8

W8, Kensington High Street, 33 Melbury Court

English Heritage Sir David Low, 1891 - 1963, cartoonist, lived here at no. 33.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator