This plaque was donated by the members of the Burlington Arcade Association to commemorate the sesquicentenary of the Arcade.
1819 - 1969
Unveiled 21st May 1969 by H.R.H. Princess Alexandra.
'Sesquicentenary' is such a great word - it's not even in the Microsoft dictionary. As you can work out it means the 150th anniversary.
W1, Burlington Arcade, 4
Actually on the pillar between nos 3 and 4.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Burlington Arcade
Lord George Cavendish, the future Earl of Burlington, commissioned the archit...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Burlington Arcade
Lord George Cavendish, the future Earl of Burlington, commissioned the archit...
Granddaughter of King George V and daughter of George, Duke of Kent. Born Ale...
The plaques read left to right chronological by birth date. We've taken the dates on each plaque to be date of birth and date of death bu...
This integral plaque is on the corner between the ground and first floor windows.
Henry Mayhew, 1812 - 1887, founder of 'Punch' and author of 'London Labour and the London Poor', lived here. London County CouncilÂ
{Next to the Borough of Merton crest:} The Round School Built in 1758 as a charity school for fifty poor children, containing a school ro...
In this house was born Eduard Suess (1831 - 1914) geologist, economist, statesman. Erected by the Geological Society of London
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