The House of Royal Soc. for Encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce.
Foundation laid 28 March 1772, completed 24 April 1774.
Robert & James Adam architects.
WC2, Adam Street, 8
Full title of organisation now is "The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce" (as announced on pillar).
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
House of Royal Soc. for Encouragement of Arts etc
Born in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland. Died 13 Albemarle Street and is buri...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
House of Royal Soc. for Encouragement of Arts etc
Founded by William Shipley as the "Society of Arts" in Rawthmell's Coffee Hou...
Unusually neither of the memorials is visible in our photo of the location, but we hope you agree that the house is worthy of a picture f...
This integral plaque is on the corner between the ground and first floor windows.
Our photo of the plaque comes from Gary Hartwell's Flickr page. He brought it to our attention way back in 2007 We have recently visited...
We thank our colleague Alan Patient for these photos. A few houses to the east at number 14, there is some impressive topiary. And with ...
This brick pier has a matching pier to the right, bearing an exact duplicate plaque.
The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London'. In 2006 the name was changed from just 'Corporation of London' to disti...
The plaque on the brick wall in the picture reads: The BBC Star Terrace, "Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love" Sylvie Dee. De...
From the oundle-heritage.daisy.websds.net website we learn that Norman Charles Achille Negretti was the third and youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. J. Negretti of Frognal, Hampstead, where he was ...
Our plan shows the Hindle House estate with the central Community Centre surrounded by the residential blocks, shaded yellow. 197 flats built in 1938-9 as council flats. A WW2 bomb fell on 18 Septe...
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