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...
The wall plaque has not only an ornate cartouche with the inscription but also a detailed relief of the lost building. 1873 is very early...
An information map/board gives us "Charles Lamb was born in 2 Crown Office Row in 1775."
Londonist posted this picture in 2013 and there we learn that Vanguard's founding Director, Mac McCullagh, has collected odd, and sometim...
Beside entrance. The library forms part of the charitable trust established under the will of Dr Daniel Williams. The Library, origina...
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