Oranjehaven
This building served as a club endowed in 1942 by Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands for Dutchmen having escaped from their occupied country to join the Allied Forces.
W2, Hyde Park Place, 23
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Oranjehaven
A club for Dutchmen who had escaped their occupied country to join the Allied...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Oranjehaven
Queen (in her own right) of the Netherlands 1890 - 1948, the longest reign of...
Charles McCall, DAEdin, ROI, NEAC, 1907-1989, artist, lived and died here.
Edvard Grieg, 1843 - 1907, Norwegian composer, stayed here when performing in London. English Heritage
Rabbi Dr Leo Baeck, 1873 - 1956, theologian, teacher and philosopher, lived here, 1945 - 1956. Erected by the Association of Jewish Refug...
Canning became Foreign Secretary whilst living here. (from modern information plaque in square.)
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...
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