In 1926 in this house John Logie Baird, 1888 - 1946, first demonstrated television.
London County Council
W1, Frith Street, 22
Two plaques to the same event, one British and one American.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Logie Baird and TV demonstration
See Londonist's excellent post How Television Was Invented In London. We love...
Born in "The Lodge" in Helensburgh, near Glasgow. Inventor of mechanical tele...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
John Logie Baird and TV demonstration
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
John Logie Baird and TV demonstration
From The Register: "On the afternoon of 26 January 2017 – exactly 91 years to...
MyLondon informs: "{The old church} gained Grade II listed status in 1951. In 1989, renovation began, with English Heritage providing fin...
Behind these houses is a church which was first built as a Catholic chapel to serve this Embassy.
So the churchyard must have occupied the ground between the church and the river.
City of Westminster Lady Dorothy Nevill, 1826 - 1913, horticulturist, collector, writer and hostess, lived here, 1873 - 1913.
The red colour of this plaque is, we're sure, chosen on purely aesthetic grounds.
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