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,...
Virginia Stephen, Virginia Woolf, 1882-1941, novelist and critic, born and lived here until 1904.
The first quotation is adapted from 'For the Fallen' by Laurence Binyon The second quotation is adapted from Wilfred Owen's 'Spring Offen...
Bearmans Department Store. On this site stood 'Bearmans of Leytonstone' department store - "The Store with the Personal Touch". Opened by...
British History Online gives a description of this house (Formerly No. 1 Queen Square) and its occupants 1706 - 1840. Jeremy Bentham had ...
Sir Michael Balcon, 1896 - 1977, film producer, worked here, 1938 - 1956. English Heritge
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