Royal Society of Chemistry
National Historic Chemical Landmark
Former site of the Royal College of Chemistry (1845 - 1872)
The College was modelled on Liebig's Laboratory at Giessen, Germany by AW Hofmann. Here, Hofmann inspired the young to do great things in chemistry, and relate them to both academic and everyday life.
22 May 2003 RSoC
W1, Oxford Street, 299
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Royal College of Chemistry
August Wilhelm von Hofmann was born on 8 April 1818 in Giessen, Grand Duchy o...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Royal College of Chemistry
Formed as a merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry,...
This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...
The building with the plaque, to the right of our photo, was the General Post Office (GPO) headquarters 1894 - 1984.
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, 1882 - 1965, aircraft designer lived here, 1909 - 1910. English Heritage.
“Carmen” were the equivalent of today’s delivery drivers.
Burton lived here with his first wife, Welsh actress Sybil Williams. Plaque unveiled by Michael Sheen, another Welsh thespian.
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