Plaque

King George VI Memorial Garden

Erection date: 1952

Inscription

Borough of Wood Green.
King George VI Memorial Garden.
This garden was provided by public subscription as a memorial to his late Majesty, King George VI.
1952

Site: King George VI Memorial Garden (1 memorial)

N22, Wood Green High Road

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
King George VI Memorial Garden

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King George VI

Became king when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated. Like his father George ...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
King George VI Memorial Garden

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London Borough of Haringey

Created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs: Hornsey, Wood G...

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