This stone was laid by the Rt. Hon. Lord Reith, 17th July 1965.
WC1, Regent Square
Edward Irving was once the priest at the Gothic church that was on this site before WW2. Reith's parents were married in this church and he attended regularly when he first came to London after WW1.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lord Reith - WC1
First Director-General of the BBC. Born Stonehaven, Kincardineshire. At 6' 6"...
Chislehurst Caves People came from across London and north west Kent to shelter here during the Blitz. At the height of the bombardment b...
See the plaque at the entrance for more information about these 5 plaques.
Returned from his first trip to America Dickens spent some time here in 1842-3, and wrote Martin Chuzzlewit, based partly on his time in ...
Morton Hotel is part of Imperial London Hotels Ltd who own the building.
From his X/Twitter page: "YES fan, historian, author, memorabilia collector, Bolton born, father/works in fine antiques/likes classic cars/the arts/history, now in West Sussex." Published 'Yes: Pe...
This plaque raises some questions. Firstly, how could he have 'died a pauper', when,in 1718 he married a gentlewoman with a £20,000 fortu...
Actor, dancer and singer. Born in Bromley as Valentine Ruth Henshall. She has appeared in many west end productions, including 'Cats', 'Chicago' and 'Les Miserables'. Nominated five times for an Ol...
Greater London Council The site of 17 Osnaburgh Street where The Fabian Society was founded in 1884.
Chain of bars, public houses and hotels founded by Tim Martin.
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