Erection date: 11/7/1962
To mark the centenary of the founding of the Peabody Donation Fund by George Peabody, London banker and American citizen, this plaque was unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on the eleventh July 1962.
SE1, Blackfriars Road
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Peabody Fund - Centenary
Philanthropist. Born Massachusetts, USA, descended from English immigrants to...
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Peabody Fund - Centenary
In 1923 Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (descended from the Royal House of Scotland...
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Peabody Fund - Centenary
The 4th Duke of Wellington, Sir Arthur Charles Wellesley, KG, GCVO, DL, GC of Charles III (Spain), CGTS (Portugal) 1849 - 1934, lived her...
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